Curculioiiidae from vavious parts df Australia. ■_>()! 



punetures; fifth feebly, four of the lateral ones aciitely carinated. 

 Abdomen with dense punetures ; second segment slightly lonf^er tlian 

 tliird and fourtli conibined. Femora strongly dentate. Ijengtli 4 — 5 mm. 



Hab.: N. S.Wales, Sydney (Hamburg Museum and A. M. Lea), 

 Victoria, Mallee (C. FßENCH), Hircliip (J. C. GuNDlE); S. Australia; 

 Petersburg (T. BLACKBURN). 



On the liead tlie flavous scales may be absent, or ooufiued to a 

 small spot on the foreliead. On the prothorax they are usually conliued 

 to a Short stripe on the middle of the base. On the elyti'a they form 

 numerous small and irregularly distributed spots, which frequently are so 

 disposed as to form narrow and very irregulär fasciw. On speciniens 

 wiiich appear to be males the four front tibi» are eaeh terminated by 

 a long spine. which commences at the sumniit of the dilated apex and 

 diverges at an angle of about 20 degrees from the apex itself, the lengtli of 

 the spine heing about the length of the first tarsal Joint. But on specimens 

 which appear to be females, the spines are shorter, stouter, and do not 

 spring from the summit of the apex, whilst the tibi« themselves are longer. 



In general appearance somewhat close to Melnnteriiis amplipimnis, 

 but clothing different, elytra wider, Shoulders more rounded and prothorax 

 distinctly narrower at apex. It also looks somewhat like a large specimen 

 of M. nnismatus, but the metasternal episterna liave each more than one 

 row of i)unctures. The species would liave been referred to Melanierhts, 

 but for the structure of the male tibi:e. 



On two specimens the reddish scales are more or less diluted with 

 ochreous, whilst the flavous ones are almost white. On another the 

 reddish scales are more or less brown, whilst tlie paler scales are rat her 

 deeply stained with ochreous. 



Melonterius rostipennis, LEA. Hab.: Austialia. 



3l€chistocei'ns teniiirosti-is, LEA. Hab.: Australia. 



Mcrln'storefiis eontpositus, LEA. Hab.: Australia. 



He.»!/inusiito}iti<'Ims,rASC. Hab. : Qu eensl and, Rock harn p ton. 



Poro2>terns bisif/natHs, PASC. Hab.: Queensland, Gayndah. 



Porojiteriis Jie.riiosiis, PASC. Hab.: Australia. 



Pseitdoporopteriis delirtis, PASC. Hab.: Queensland, Eock- 

 hamptdu. 



Eut'fjitoropteras fmtereui«, LEA. Hab.: Australia. 



Eiirypofopterus annulipes, PASC. Hab.: Queensland, 

 Gayndah. 



Inialiodes siibf'asciatus, PASC. 



One specimen labelled as from W. Australia, but probably in error. 



Imaliodes nodulosus, PASC Hab.: Queensland, Rock- 

 hampton, Gayndah. 



