484 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CURCULIONIDjE, xil, 



dentate femora. Of the three species here recorded, 0. subfornica- 

 tus has the receptacle slightly cavernous, 0. araneus has it nearly 

 open at the apex, whilst in 0. nodipennis it is widely open. In 

 0. araneus, the wings are absent; in the others, they are present. 

 In 0. nodipennis, the metasternum is not much shorter than the 

 following segment; whilst, in the two others, it is but little more 

 than half as long. 



Alate. 



Mesosternal receptacle slightly cavernous subfomicatus. 



Receptacle widely open nodipennis. 



Apterous araneus. 



Onidistus nodipennis Pasc; Mast. Cat., Sp.No.5484. 



Clothed with brown scales of small size, but which almost 

 entirely conceal the derm; with larger and paler scales scattered 

 about and forming feeble fascicles on the elytra, and still more 

 feeble ones on the prothorax. 



Head shallowly quadri-impressed. Rostrum long, thin, and 

 shining; towards base punctate, and with a feeble median carina. 

 Prothorax with two very feeble tubercular elevations in middle. 

 Elytra with series of moderately large punctures, not very close 

 together, and posteriorly becoming very small ; each side of suture, 

 near base, with three shining granules; third interstice with two 

 tubercular elevations; elsewhere with scarcely traceable elevations. 

 Mesosternal receptacle widely open throughout. Wings present. 

 Length, 6mm. 



Hab. — Queensland : Cairns. 



Mr. Pascoe remarks having seen a variety of this species from 

 Illawarra. 



Onidistus araneus Pasc; I.e., No.5483. 

 0. odiosus Pasc; I.e., No.5485. 

 Closely covered with minute muddy-grey scales, which are indi- 

 vidually scarcely traceable, but which entirely conceal the derm; 

 legs with stout and paler scales, prothorax with reddish subsetose 

 scales in front, becoming stouter towards base; elytra with pale 

 spathulate scales, forming regular series on the interstices. 



