Australian CurcuUonidce. 447 



Polyphrades ampUatus. 



P. oblongus, fuscus, squamulis albis vel subarg-enteis 

 setulisque numerosis omnino dense tectus ; rostro breve^ 

 capite paulo angustiore, antice baud carinulato ; antennis 

 piceis, dense squamulosis^ funiculo lineare, incrassato, 

 articulo basali secundo sesquilongiore, clava anguste 

 ovata; oculis rotundatis ; prothorace valde ampliato- 

 transverso, utrinque fortiter rotundato, apice basi valde 

 angustiore^ supra insequaliter convexo; elytris ovatis, 

 prothorace multo angustioribus^ postice sensim angustatis, 

 foi'titer sulcato-punctatis, punctis oblongis approximatis, 

 valde conspicuis, interstitiis sat latis, paulo convexis; 

 pedibus validis, tibiis anticis extrorsum arcuatis. 



Long. 3 lin. 



Hah. — -West Australia. 



This species is remarkable for the breadth of its pro- 

 thorax, as in some species of the nearly-allied genus 



Cherrus. 



Section 2. Eyes with large facets. 

 Polyphrades hiplagiatus. 



P. ovalis, niger, squamulis cinerascentibus fuscisque 

 variis sat dense omnino tectus ; fronte distincte longitu- 

 dinaliter plicata; rostro breviusculo^ antice integro ; 

 antennis piceis, scapo valido, sensim incrassato, articulo 

 basali funiculi secundo crassiore et sesquilongiore ; oculis 

 fere rotundatis; prothorace subtransverso, utrinque 

 rotundato^ basi apice vix latiore, supi-a vage punctato ; 

 elytris subovatis, sulcato - punctatis, punctis magnis 

 oblongisj interstitiis latis, postice paulo convexis, singulis 

 pone medium plaga transversa alba fusco-marginata 

 ornatis; tarsis testaceo-piceis. 



Long, 2 lin. 



Hah. — Queensland. 



Polyphrades pardalotiis. 



P. ovatus, niger, squamulis cervinis fuscisque variis, 

 aliis albis maculatim dispersis, vestitus ; rostro brevius- 

 culo, subcarinulato ; antennis piceis, scapo modice 

 incrassato, articulo basali funiculi secundo crassiore et 



