98 Mr. F, P. Pascoe on the Australian Curculionidge. 



latioribiis, sat fortiter striatis, interstitiis uniseriatim conico- 

 granulatis ; tibiis ferrugineis. Long. 2^ lin., rostr. incl. 4 lin. 



Hob. Albany. 



Like M. umbrinus, but larger, with a distinctly granulate 

 protliorax and trigonate elytra, &c. The funicle not attaining 

 the eye is against the Erichsonian character of the genus ; but 

 in M. guttatus^ and perhaps in others, I believe this character 

 is only sexual. 



Myossita tahida. 

 M. oblonga, depressiuseula, pallide fiilvescens, leviter pilosa ; rostro 

 silaceo, prothoracis longitudini sequali, subtiliter punctulato; 

 prothorace latitudine longitudini sequaH, crebre insequaliter punc- 

 tato ; scutello oblongo, apice late rotundato ; elytris subovatis, 

 leviter striato-punetatis, punctis subareolatis. Long, 2\ lin. 



Hah. South Australia? 



A slightly pubescent species ; the punctures on the elytra 

 appear in certain lights to be surrounded by a paler ring. 



Rhinotia prmnosa. 



R. elongata, postice parum ampHata, nigra, eljtris obscure rubris, 

 regione suturali infuscata ; capita inter ocidos rude granulato- 

 punctato, supra oculos longe albo-piloso ; rostro basi cannula 

 brevi instructo ; antenuis ferrugineis, versiis apicem nigris ; pro- 

 thorace granulato, vitta media lateribusque albo-pilosis ; eljtris 

 confertim granulatis, pube subtili subhneatim vestitis ; corpora 

 infra pedibusque albo-pilosis. Long. 6 lin. 



Hah. South Australia. 



The prothorax is canaliculate, as in the other species, but 

 the ridge bounding it on each side is not so well marked. 

 The female is considerably broader. 



Isacaniha congesta. 



I. oblonga, postice sensim ampliata, nigra, nitida, supra granidata, 

 pube silacea confertim maculata; rostro longiusculo, cylindrico, 

 fere recto, crebre punctato et transversim corrugate, $ versus 

 apicem gradatim minus sculpturato, scapo art. duobus sequentibus 

 conjunctim longiore, S apice rostro glabro, scapo art. duobus 

 sequentibus conjunctim breviore ; antennis nigris, basi ferrugineis, 

 art. ultimo apice flavo ; prothorace perparum transverse, crebre 

 granulato ; scuteUo ochraceo-piloso ; elytris piceis, sat confertim 

 irregulariter granulatis, apice late angulatis ; corpore infra 

 pube silacea maculata ; metasterno fascia obliqua dense ochraceo- 

 pubescente ; femoribus infra bidentatis. Long. 4-7i lin. 



Hah. Queensland (Wide Bay). 



The pubescence on this very distinct species is rather deci- 



