some Australian Cuiculionidae. 469 



after the middle), one oq tlie third near base (this one 

 partly on the second and fonrth as well), one on the fourth 

 at middle, and one on the fifth near the one on third. 

 There are ten specimens before me, apparently without 

 distinct sexual differences. Some have the basal segment of 

 abdomen lightly convex, but, as their antennae and rostrum 

 are as on the others, I presume this to be an individual 

 rather than a sexual variation. 



Pezichus gracilis, Lea. 



Mr. Bryant took two specimens of this species at Kuranda. 

 They are females, and differ from the type, which is certainly 

 a male "^5 in being somewhat larger, rostrum slightly longer 

 and thinner, with the coarse punctures not quite extending 

 to middle ; antennae inserted about one-third from apex of 

 rostrum, and scarcely passing apex for one-fourth of its 

 length, and legs a trifle shorter. On the third interstice of 

 both sexes there is an elongated median fascicle of dark 

 scales, terminated by pale ones. 



Pezichus binotatus, Waterh. Kuranda. 

 Gluchinorrhinus evanidus, Lea. Kuranda. 

 Blepiarda undulata, Pasc. Tweed River. 

 Dysopirhinus grandis, Lea. Kuranda, 



MicRAONYCHus, gen. nov. 



Head moderately large, scarcely visible from above. Eyes 

 rather small, routid, frontal, distant, rather coarsely facetted. 

 Rostrum long, thin, and curved. Antennae thin, inserted 

 about middle of rostrum ; scape shorter than funicle ; club 

 ovate. Prothurax moderately long, sides in front rather 

 strongly drawn backwards, but ocular lobes distinct. Scu- 

 tellum minute. Elytra more or less parallel-sided, very little 

 wider than prothorax. Pectoral canal deep and distinct, 

 continued almost to middle of metasternum; apex open. 

 Metasternum rather long, episterna narrow. Abdomen 

 rather long, first, second, and fifth segments large, the others 

 short. Legs rather short ; femora edentate ; tarsi short, 

 third joint wide, feebly bilobed or rounded, claw-joint 

 absent. Elongate, squamose, non-tuberculate, winged. 



The pectoral canal completely separates the two front pairs 



* It was considered originally that the type was probably a female. 



