Curculionidac^ fioiii various i)iirts of Australia. 1()7 



tlie elytia appcar t'eebly mottled all ovei-. The sniall nodes are nearly 

 always clothed witli clarker scales than tlieir surrounding-s, so that although 

 not of large size they are usnally very conspicuous, From some directions 

 the rostrum of tlie male appears to liave a feeble median carina on its 

 basal two-thirds. The pmictiiies in the stri* are often quite eoncealed, 

 bnt the striie theniselves are readily traceable. 



Belides. 



Belus linearis, PASC. 



A very narrow speeies, with long-, tliin, curved and iisually black 

 rostrnm, strongly inflated basal Joint of front tarsi, and peculiai'ly dentate 

 front tibiae. Pascoe recorded it from Queensland, bnt two specimens 

 before nie (there are others in the Macleay Museum) are labelled as 

 from K. G. Sound; a specimen in the Hamburg Museum is without 

 locality, other than Australia. The size (excluding rostrum) varies from 

 8 to 10 mm. B. tihialis, BLACKS, is evidently a very closely allied 

 species, but is described as having- "seg-mentis ventralibres singulis macula 

 parva mediana denudata ornatis". In the specimens of B. linearis before 

 me the abdomen is uniformly clothed. 



Heins divisHSf PASC. Hab.: Queensland, Gayndah. 



Belus hrnnneiiSf GUER. Hab.: N.S.Wales, Sydney. 



I*arhynra det'niestiveutris, BOI., var. fainigataf GERM. 

 Hab.: Australia. 



Pachyura faseiata, v\. sp. 



Black; elytra (the suture and usnally an extension from same 

 excepted), sides of prothorax, and appendages, more or less reddish. 

 Upper surface with obscure whitish or pale ochreous pubescence, irregu- 

 larly distributed, and forming three feeble lines on head and prothorax, 

 densely clothing scutellum, and forming an oblique median fascia on elytra, 

 Under surface with white ratlier dense and uniform pubescence; each 

 abdominal segment with a nude spot on each side. 



Head about the length of prothorax, with dense eoncealed punctures. 

 Rostrum stout, shorter than head, basal two-fifths with coarse partially 

 eoncealed punctures, elsewhere highly polished and impunctate, suddenly 

 narrowed beyond insertion of antenn?e and then dilated to apex. Antennge 

 moderately long, dilated towards apex, first two joints stout, first slightly 

 shorter than third. Prothorax moderately transverse, base strongly 

 bisinuate, with a shallow impression on each side of middle towards base; 

 granulate-punctate, but sculpture partially eoncealed. Scutellum strongly 

 transverse. Elytra much wider than prothorax, sides slightly inflated 

 posteriorly, and then conjointly rounded, each separately strongly rounded 

 at base; granulate-punctate throughout. Femora edentate, posterior 



