some Australian Curculionidoe. 453 



the rostrum with the thin portion commencing nearer the 

 base (this diflPerence apparently being sexual) and in being 

 somewhat smaller. 



Apion vertehrale, Lea. Illawarra. 



Attelabides. 

 Euops hakeivelli, Jek. Sydney. 

 E. eucalypti, Pasc. Illawarra. 

 E. victoriensis, Blackb. Sydney. 



Rhinomacerides. 

 Auletes aterrimus, Lea. Illawarra. 

 A. brevirostris, Lea. Illawarra. 

 A. densus, Lea. Illawarra. 



Magdalinides. 

 Magdalis stenotarsus, Lea. Sydney. 



Balaninides. 



Balaninus aqualis, Lea. Kuranda. 



Tychiides. 

 Tychius clavivarius, sp. n. 



(^ . Pale flavous, club black. Clothed all over with fine 

 stramineous setse ; the upper surface, in addition with 

 stouter setiB, on the elytra linear in arrangement. 



Head fairly large, with rather dense punctures. Eyes 

 large, prominent, and coarsely facetted. Rostrum rather 

 short, lightly curved ; punctures partially concealed behind 

 antennae and small in front of same. Antennse not very 

 thin, inserted one-third from apex of rostrum. Prothorax 

 moderately transverse, sides strongly and evenly rounded 

 base not much wider than apex ; punctures dense and rather 

 small. Elytra oblong-elliptic, about one-third wider than 

 prothorax and about thrice as long, with regular rows of 

 rather small punctures. Abdomen with first segment short, 

 extremely narrow behind hind coxae, second segment 

 slightly shorter than first along middle, produced backwards 



