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one, and, as in other genera having sinnlar elytra, these are 
partially soldered together, and the wings are rudimentary- 
HOM^OTRACHELUS. 
Although this genus"^ was referred by Faust to the Tainj- 
intrides, it appears to me to belong to the same subfamily as 
MyUoctrus, despite its short scape ; the side pieces of the 
meso- and meta-sternum to which (and with justice) so much 
importance was attached by Leconte, are identical in both 
genera, and, in fact, were the antennae removed, there would 
be nothing to prevent the species of it being referred to M i/Uo- 
cerua itself. 
HOM.EOTRACHELUS TIITCARINATUS, U. Sp. 
Black, appendages reddish : a23ical sides of elytra ob- 
scurely diluted with red. Densely clothed with scales — 
white on the under surface and legs, greyish-white on upper 
surface ; elytra and abdomen in addition witih subsetose 
scales, but which do not (or but seldom) rise above the gene- 
ral level. 
Head distinctly impressed between eyes : these large and 
suboval. Rostrum the length of head, sides parallel and al- 
most vertical, sides and middle carinate, the median carina 
bifurcate in front, terminated posteriorly in ocular fovea.! 
Two basal joints of funicle of equal length, and combined 
slightly longer than scape. Profhord.i moderately trans- 
verse, base not much wider than apex, sides moderately 
rounded. Srntf-Vum subtriangular. Klytnt much wider than 
prothorax, each strongly rounded at base, striate-jjunctate, 
the punctures large, subapproximate and subquadrate, but 
more or less concealed. Ftmord unarmed, the hind pair 
glabrous internally. Length, 6-6^ mm. 
]](ih, — Queensland: Port Denison (Macleay Museum)- 
The prothorax, although almost truncate at the base, 
appears to be rather strongly bisinuate ; as in others of the 
genus the ocular lobes are absent, but their positions are 
marked by small patches of long yellowish seta^. The punc- 
tures are "everywhere more or less concealed, but those on 
the head and prothorax are evidently rather coarse : those on 
the elytra appear to be large, oblong, and black, but when 
the scales have been abraded appear of different shape and 
* T cannot be mistaken as to its identification, as T have four 
specimens agreeing with the description of 11. intatrnhisifr. and 
one of which was sent to me with the name hy the late Herr J. 
Fau.st himfielf. 
•t The expression "ocnlar fovea" refers to the impre.ssion 
which exists betw«^en the eyes in almost all weevils, and which 
appears to correspond with tlie clypeal suture of other heetle.-i. 
