sovie Aitslnilian Curculioiiiilie. 4-').'^ 



the rostrum with the thin portion coinnicncing nearer the 

 base (this ditFerence apparently being sexual) and in being 

 suiucwhut snuillcr. 



Apion vertibrali', Lea. Illawarra. 



Attelauides. 

 Euops bakewelli, Jek. Sydney. 

 E. eucalypti, Pase. Illawarra. 

 E. victoriensis, Blackb. Sydney. 



R H I N O M A C E R I D E S. 



jiuletes aterriiniis, Lea. Illawarra. 

 A. brevirostris, Loa. Illawarra. 

 A. densus, Lea. Illawarra. 



^I A G D A L I \ I D E S. 



Marjdalis stenotursus, Lea. Sydney. 



B A L A N I N I D E S. 



Balaninus cequalis. Lea. Kuranda. 

 T Y C 11 I I D E s. 



Tijchius clavivarius, sp. n. 



J . Pale flavous, club black. Clothed all over with fine 

 stramineous setie ; the upper surface, in addition, with 

 stouter setie, on the elytra linear in arrangement. 



Head fairly large, with rather dense punctures. Eyes 

 large, prominent, and coarsely lacetted. Kostruni rather 

 short, lightly curved ; punctures partially concealed behind 

 antennae and small in front of same. Antennae not very 

 thin, inserted one-third from apex of rostrum. Prothorax 

 moderately transverse, sides strongly and evenlv rounded 

 base not mucli wider than apex ; punctures dense and rather 

 snudl. Elytra ohloug-eiliptie, about one-third wider than 

 j)rothorax and about thrice as long, with regular rows of 

 rather small j)uuetures. Abdomen with first segment short, 

 extremely narrow behind hind coxie, second segment 

 slightly shorter than first along middle, produced backwards 



