the Aitstraliiui Curciilionidaj. 95 



witli very fiiio, distinct, sli<;litly riexunus lini'.s ; these arc 

 (.■aiisi'il l)j ])ro\vii u<l|»i\'.sse(l setiila', wliicli follow cadi other 

 nearly in two rows between the })uncture.s. 



Catastiignus text il is. 



C. niger, dense pallidc prisoo-sciuamosus ; capitis fronto nigra, circa 

 oculos rostroqiic grisois, hue valido, in medio fortiter carinato ; 

 antennis nigris, parco griseo-jHibescentibus ; prothorace in medio 

 oanalicnlato, ntriiKpie modice rotinidatu, basi vix constricto ; 

 Sfutello subscutifurini ; clytris ab humeris gratlatim angusliori- 

 bus, apicibus sul)acununati.s, substriato-i)unctatis, puiictis iiigris, 

 approximatis, iiiterstitiis vix convexis, sipiamis elongatis majus- 

 cnlis in seriebus alternatia (juinque vcl sex instructis ; corporc 

 infra pedibusque dense subargentco-squamosis, tibiis tarsisque 

 pilosis. Long, 7 lin. 



Hal). Lizard Island. 



The arrangement of the larger scales on the elytra gives 

 their surface a woven a])pearance, the tip of one scale nearly 

 touching the base of the two behind it and on each side, and 

 forming Avhat may be called the web or Avarp, while the woof 

 consists of the ordinary scales between. The front of the head 

 is apparently denuded, but under a strong lens it is seen to 

 be clothed with small scales of the same colour as the parts 

 they cover. 



Enchymus. 



Rostrum medico clongatum, apicem versus crassius, supra tricari- 

 natum ; scrohes terminalcs, arcuata>, ad latera rostri desinentcs. 

 Funiculus articulis obcouicis. Prothorax subtraiisvcrsus, lobis 

 oeidaribus fere obsoletis. Scatelhnn parvum, distinctum. Elytra 

 cordato-ovata, humeris promimdis. Femora iucrassata ; tibioe 

 posticae apicc apertK ; tarsi articulo tertio fortiter bilobo, ultimo 

 elougato ; ttngmculi divaricati. 



The open corbels of the posterior tibia?, and the arched 

 scrobe terminating at some distance from the eye on the side 

 of the rostrum, are the two principal characters of this genus. 

 The sculpture of the species described below is somewhat 

 peculiar ; the elytra are marked with several dark spots, which, 

 under a lens, are seen to be caused by punctures much larger 

 than the others, and which are irregularly impressed in the 

 strice. 



Enchymus punctonotatus. 



E. niger, omnino sat dense grisco-squamosus ; capite rostroque sc- 

 tuHs nigris adspersis ; antennis ferrugineis, parce setulosis ; clava 

 nigra; prothorace utrinque rotundato, in medio canaliculato, 

 supra albido subnotato, basi apicequc latitudine sequalibus, rugoso- 

 granulatis, granulis apicc puneto setigero instructis ; el3'tris pone 



