some Australian Curculionida?. 459 



longer in female ; parallel-sided, almost straight ; with 

 dense punctures and three narrow carinas. Prothorax about 

 twice as wide as long, sides rapidly decreasing in Avidth to 

 apex ; with dense punctures. Elytra not much wider than 

 prothorax, about as long as wide ; with rows of large par- 

 tially concealed punctures ; interstices with dense punctures. 

 Femora acutely dentate, the four front ones each with a small 

 tooth in the eraargination; tibiae moderately curved, bisinuate 

 on lower surface, with a small subapical tooth in addition to 

 the terminal hook. 



Length 2i-2| mm. 



Hab. Queensland : Kuranda [G. E. Bryant) ; Brisbane 

 [H. Hacker). 



The conspicuous ochreous patch on the middle of the 

 elytra renders this a rather distinct species. 



Haplonyx fasciculatus, Boh. Blue Mountains, Sydney, 

 National Park. 



H. schonherri. Boh. Blue Mountains. 



H. kirbiji, Ths. Blue Mountains. 



H. nigrirostris, Chev. Blue Mountains. 



H. sexvittatus, Chev. Blue Mountains. 



H. vicinus, Chev. Blue Mountains, Sydney, Illawarra. 



H. latuSf Lea. Blue Mountains. 



Haplonyx {Aolles) sobrius, sp. n. 



Piceous brown, in places almost black ; antennae reddish, 

 ^loderately clothed with sooty-brown and whitish scales. 



Rostrum about the length of prothorax, almost straight, 

 feebly diminishing in width to apex, with dense punctures 

 and fine narrow cariuae. Funicle six-jointed. Prothorax 

 twice as wide as long, sides strongly narrowed to apex, 

 which is feebly incurved to middle ; with dense punctures. 

 Elytra no longer than wide, with rows of large, partially 

 concealed punctures ; interstices densely punctured. Legs 

 very short ; femora unidentate ; four front tibiae strongly 

 bisinuate on lower surface; third tarsal joint about twice as 

 wide as long, fourth apparently absent. 



Length 3^-3^ mm, 



Hab. Queensland : Kuranda, 



Allied to puncticollis, but much darker, and with different 

 clothing. The (two) typical specimens have the scales on 

 under surface, both of body and of legs, almost entirely 



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