the Austral id a Curculionidse. 179 



Amalactin^. Poropterus inominatus. 



Brexius lineatus. varicosus. 



oniscus. 



Crvptorhyxchinve. tumulo3us. 



Psepliolax Mastersii. 



egerius. CEUTORHYXCinxiE. 



latirostris. 



Poropterus satvrus. 



liliinoncus ui^riveutris. 



Evas lineatus. 

 E. nigro-piceus, omiuno dense squamosus, supra liueis cerrinis ar- 

 genteisque alternatis, infra pedibusque totis argeuteis ; rostro 

 crasso, capite baud angustiore, iucisura triangulari apice angusta, 

 bene determinata ; protborace latitudioe lougitudini tequali, cer- 

 vino-trivatto, vitta intermedia latiore ; elytris sulcato-punctatis, 

 interstitiis primo secundoque, quarto et sexto cervinis, totis squamis 

 erectis argenteis uniseriatim instructis, apieibus parum divaricatis. 

 Long. 3:|-4 lin. 



Hah. Queensland (Gayndah). 



The male is considerably narrower than the female, and is 

 perhaps more definitely marked. In proposing the generic 

 name (Trans. Ent. Soc. 1870, p. 182) I overlooked the fact 

 that Evas is masculine. 



Psahlns ammodytefi. 



P. ovatus, brunneo-testaceus, vage setulosus ; oculis nigris ; capite 

 rostroque punctis sparsis leviter impressis ; protborace latitiidine 

 vix longiore (baud confertim) rugoso-punctato ; elytris fortiter 

 sulcato-punctatis, interstitiis convexis ; abdomine sparse punctate. 

 Long. 1\ lin. 



Hah. Champion Bay. 



Besides colour, this species differs from P. Uosomoides in its 

 differently punctm-ed rostrum. From a renewed examination 

 of Aphela and Emphyastes I am inclined to think that these 

 two genera and Psaldus shoidd form a subfamily near Moly- 

 tinaj. Emphyastes^ placed by Mannerheim by the side of 

 Trachodes and Styjjhlus, is referred by Lacordaire to Amalac- 

 tinaj, notwithstanding its very short metasternum ; at the same 

 time he says that it is one of the most aberrant genera of the 

 Curculionida?, and that if put anysvhere else it would be still 

 more out of place. In the three genera the scrobe runs to the 

 eye, widening more or less distinctly, so that its upper boun- 

 dary, if continued, would pass above the eye ; the scape either 

 lies in front, when of normal length, or passes over or above 

 the eye when the scape impinges on it, as it does in Psaldus. 

 They are all found on the sea-shore under seaweed or burrowing 

 in the sand, some below high-water mark, 



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