the Australian CurculioniJa^. 387 



Empira variegata. 



E. ferruginea, supra scjuamulig lutescentibus variegata ; capite 

 rostroquo nigris, hoc sejunctim pimctulato ; antennis subfcrru- 

 gineis, rai'issime albo-pilosis ; prothorace sat dense squamoso ; 

 elytris striato-panctatis, intersritiis latis, parum convexis, qiiarta 

 parte apicali basique sat deuse, intermedia magis sparse, vel sub- 

 plagiatim, squamulosis ; pedibus clare ferrugiueis, squamillis 

 piliformibus parvis valde adsporsis ; corpore infra nigro, niveo- 

 sqiiamoso. Long. I5 lin. 



Hah. Swan River. 



Tranes insularis. 



T. niger, nitidus, squamulis angustis silaceis, in fasciam pone 

 medium elytrorum coudensatis, adspersus ; oculis supra approxi- 

 matis ; rostro jjrotborace fere sesquilongiore, tenuiter punctulato ; 

 antennis ante medium rostri iusertis ; scapo quam fiiniculo 

 longiore, articulis duobus basalibus elongatis, aequalibus ; pro- 

 thorace transverse, utrinque ampliato-rotundato, tenuiter confertim 

 piinctulato ; scutello parvo ; eljtris prothorace manifesto latio- 

 ribus, apice obtuse rotundatis, striato-puuctatis, punctis sub- 

 quadratis, interstitiis parum convexis, vage subtiliter punctulatis ; 

 corpore infra pedibusque squamis piliformibus parvis parcius 

 adspersis ; apice tibiarum tarsisque magis dense silaceo -pilosis. 

 Long. Og lin. 



Hah. Lord-Howe Island. 



This fine species most resembles T. Roei in outline. It 

 differs, however, from all other species known to me in the 

 length of the scape and of the first two joints of the funicle, 

 the remainder being rather shortly obconic, and in the eyes 

 approximating above. The anterior coxae are absolutely con- 

 tiguous, as in T. monopticus. 



Apion comosum. 



A. rufo-testaceum, leviter grisoo-pubescens ; rostro tenuato, cylin- 

 drico, modice arcuato, subtiliter punctulato, in mare capite prb- 

 thoraceque conjunctim paulo longiore ; antennis ad quartam 

 partem a basi insortis ; oculis nigris, mediocribus ; prothorace 

 basi longitudine paulo latiore ; elytris fortiter sulcatis, interstitiis 

 convexis ; coxis intcrmediis modice approximatis ; unguiculis 

 nigris. Long. 1 lin. 



Hab. Swan River ; Queensland. 



Much like A. Malvm ; but unicolorous, and with a con- 

 siderably more slender rostrum. The scul})turc of the elytra 

 is only seen when the rather coarse pubescence is rubbed 

 away. Mr. Masters sends mc two specimens ( ^ and $ ) from 



