some Australian CurculionidK". 407 



(club excepted), and tarsi somewhat paler. Sparsely clothed 

 witli short, depressed, ashen setfe. 



Head with rather coarse punctures. Eyes separated about 

 the width of apex of scape. Rostrum moderately long and 

 gently curved ; with rather strong punctures, separated by 

 feeble ridges ; but in front of antennae with small punctures 

 only. Antennae thin, inserted about one-third from apex of 

 rostrum ; scape slightly longer than funicle, first joint 

 of the latter stouter and longer than second ; club rather 

 briefly ovate. Prothorax small, distinctly transverse, base and 

 apex truncate, sides rounded in middle ; with small, dense 

 punctures, and numerous others of larger size. Scutellum 

 distinct. Elytra about once and one-half the width of 

 prothorax at base, slightly dilated to beyond the middle, 

 and then widely rounded, with rows of large punctures in 

 moderate strise ; interstices with small punctures. Femora 

 stout, front lightly, middle moderately, hind strongly and 

 acutely dentate. 



Length 1| mm. 



? . DiflFers in having the rostrum longer and tliinner, 

 with finer punctures, antennae shorter and inserted not 

 quite as close to apex of rostrum. 



Hab. Queensland : Kuranda. 



In general appearance something like au Ajjion, 



Rhaciodes insignis, sp. n. 



Dark reddish brown, almost black, appendages reddish. 

 Each side of prothorax, a large subtriangular patch on 

 elytra, and sides of mesosternum densely clothed with some- 

 what stramineous scales, with a slight golden or golden- 

 green lustre ; elsewhere less conspicuously clothed. Each 

 tubercle with a conspicuous fascicle of blackish set^e. 



Head with dense round punctures. Eyes moderately 

 facetted. Rostrum long, moderately curved ; punctures 

 somewhat smaller and denser than on head. Prothorax 

 slightly longer than wide, sides slightly dilated from apex to 

 base ; Avith dense and irregular punctures and with nume- 

 rous small transverse rugae. Elytra closely applied to but 

 distinctly wider than prothorax, shoulders rounded, sides 

 subparallel to beyond the middle ; with rows of large sub- 

 oblong punctures, in places almost or quite concealed ; near 

 apex with a very large acutely conical tubercle on each side. 

 Legs long; femora stout, subclavate, four front tibite dis- 

 tinctly curved ; claws divergent. 

 Length 5-7 mm. 



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