oU-S Mr. 1'ascok's defriiptions cf Curculionidje. 



IDASTKS. 



Mosti'Hia vix elougatiim, gvacile, rutuudatum ; scrvbes sub- 

 apicales. Antennce graciles ; scapus oculo attiugens : funiculus 

 . articulis tribus basalibus elongatis, sed secundo lougiori, ceteris 

 gradatim brevioribus ; clava distincte avticulata, ovata, pubesceus. 

 Protluirax brevissimus, conicus, lobis ocularibus ciliatis. Scntellvm 

 rotuudatum. Elytra cuneiformia, compressa, humeris angiilatis. 

 Rviia pectoralis mesosterno terminata, apice fornicata. Pedef^ 

 tenuatag; femora sublinearia, infra dente valida armata; tibicn 

 fiexuosaj, unguiculataj, angulo anteriore fasciculate; tarsi normales. 



This geuus belongs to Lacordaire's third " groupe Mecistosty- 

 lides" of his '' subtribu Cr//ptorh>/nchi.des vrais"; it includes a 

 number of isolated forms confined to Australia and the neigh- 

 bouring islands. The specimen here described is probably a 

 female; the genus appears to have the nearest affinity to 

 Protojmlus, although strikingly different in habit. The genera 

 of the group may be tabulated thus: — 



Rostrum rounded. 



Scape longer than the body Mccomaxti^. 



Scape shorter than the body. 

 With a scutellum. 



Elytra not broader than the prothorax at 



the base Ilniiiderex. 



Elytra broader. 



Last five joints of the fuuicle transverse. 



Club of the antenna; distinctly jointed Apin'otaxiix. 

 Club of the antenna3 unjointed. 

 Rostrum slender. 



Sides of the prothorax straight at 



the base I'ardnoinofcrus. 



Sides of the i^rothorax exjjanded. 



Pectoral canal open behind - - Mcclxfo.tly/ug. 

 Pectoral canal wanted behind - Bhpianla. 

 Rostrum stout. 

 Last five joints of the funicle gradually 



shorter - - Amalthu.-i. 



Tibife straight - Profopalux. 



Tibia; Hexuous - - - hlaaics. 



\Vitl:out a scutellum - - Ainnnvcrrnx. 



Rostrum depressed ----------- Amijdala. 



