sinne AustraHin Curculioiiida'. Ill 



l\iiipuHs nivtodispersus, sp. n. 



^. lUick, Itffs almost black, autcniuu of" a (liii<;y nd. 

 Modtrately clothed with somewhat poldeu or dark stia- 

 iniiu'ous setic or thin scales, elytra in addition with some 

 rontid snowy-white scales scattered about, sometimes singly, 

 sDiiu'times m small spots; under surface and legs with 

 whitish clothing. 



Ih'od with dense punctures. Rostrum moderately long, 

 thin, and curved ; with dense punctures ; with three distinct 

 (arinaj from antenme to base. Antenmc rather thin, in- 

 serted al)()ut one-third from apex of rostrum. Prothorax 

 moderately convex, almost as long as wide, sides strongly 

 rounded, base and apex snbcqual ; with dense round punc- 

 tures. Elytra about one-third wider than prothorax, 

 parallel-sided to beyond the middle ; with rows of large 

 l)artially concealed punctures in deep stria? ; interstices wider 

 than striie, with more or less concealed punctures and 

 granules. Abdomen with a shallow depression, hllcd with 

 stramineous setae along middle of two basal segments, second 

 distinctly shorter than fifth, the setai at its apex appearing 

 like a small fascicle. 



Length 4^ mm. 



Hub. New South ^Yales : Illawarra. 



In build rather close to the preceding species, but readily 

 distinguished from it and from all others of the genus by 

 the large snowy scales in the elytral strite. 



Desiantha maculata, Blackb. Mordialloc, Adelaide. 



D. inafevolens, Lea. Mundaring. 



Eniopea bivittata, Lea. Illawarra, National Park. 

 Ethus eruditus, Blackb. Illawarra. 



E. vurians, Bl.ickb. National Park, Sydney. 

 EpaiiKEbus scutellaris, Blackb. Illawarra. 

 E. ziczac, Lea. Illawarra. 



Cyttalia sydticyensis, Blackb. National Park, Sydney. 

 Sytnbothiuus sqiiuUdus, Blackb. Baan Baa. 

 Nemestra incerta, Pasc. Perth. 



Eristus nniformis, sp. n. 



Lull reddi>h castancous, antenna; and legs slightly paler, 

 moderately clothed with short, depressed, whitish setie 



