fitiiie .\i(itruli\in Curculiuiiituo. 



4rn 



tliird from a|)t'x of ro«ttruin ; scape sli^Iitly lon^^cr tliaii 

 fiiiii(.*le; the bus-ul joints of the latter riioilcrately Iciif^, siih- 

 eiiual in length, but the first slightly stouter than tlie 

 second. Protliorax quite as lon*^ as wide, base decidedly 

 wider than apex ; with dense and rather coarse punctures, 

 partially con(;caled on disc, and quite concealed on sides. 

 E/i/fni snbeordate, much widir than protliorax, and not 

 thiiee as lonj;, shoulders rounded, sides parallel on ba>sal 

 third and then rounded to apex ; with rows of fairly larf^r, 

 sulioblon;;, deep punctures; interstices with numerous 

 partially coneeah'd punctures. Under surface with dense 

 and rather coarse but partially concealed punctures. Ahdo- 

 nien with second to fourth segments curved at sides. 

 Ftinora stout, lij^litly but acutely dentate; ajipendaj^es to 

 claws lariie and obtuse. 



Ijcngth 1.^ nun. 



Hub. Uueeiislaiid : Kuranda. 



The eluthirig on the protliorax is thinner at the middle 

 tlian elsewhere, but on the sides might fairly be regarded as 

 eoni|)osed of scales. On the elytra just behind the middle 

 the set;e are somewhat congested and stouter tliaix usual, so 

 that to the naked e\ e they appi-ar to form a feeble fascia. 

 The rows of punctures on the elytra are quite regular, but 

 the striatiou is extremely feeble and might fairly be regarded 

 as absent. 



The dentate femora would, in the table of Australian 

 Tychiides*, associate this and the following species with 

 Elleschodes. to which, accordingly, they arc referred. It is 

 to be notetl, however, that that genus ineliulcs several very 

 diverse forms, an<l [irobably some of these will eveuiually be 

 referred to new genera. 1 am averse to proposing such at 

 present, as there are many undeseribcd s[)eeii s of the sub- 

 family in Australia, more especially in the tropical parts. 



Elleschodes /njslricosuSf sp. n. 



Reddish castaneous, antennie and legs somewhat paler. 

 Rather densely clothed wiih short, depressed, stramineous 

 set?e. ^Vith numerous rather long, suberect, and almost 

 golden seta', on head and elytra dire(;ted backwards, on pro- 

 thorax directed to the middle. Under surface and legs less 

 densely clothed than ujiper. 



JJead with concealed punctures. Eyes not very large, but 

 rather prominent and coarsely facetted. Rostrum somewhat 



• Trnua. Hoy. Soc. S. Aust. li'll, p. So. 

 Aiifi. tC- .1/uy. A'. JJint. Ser. «. I W. xv. 31 



