20 MR. r. p. PASCOE ON THE CURCULIONID^. 



capite multo angustius, basi sulcatum, bituberculatum. Scrohes 

 arcuatse, ad oculos baud protensse. Oculi ovati, tenuiter granu- 

 lati. Scapus breviusculus (in A. notata longior) ; funiculus 

 articulis duobus basalibus breviter obconicis, ceteris trans- 

 versis ; clava breviter ovata. Prothorax subtransversus, apice 

 multo angustior, basi utrinque obliquus, ad elytra baud arete 

 applicatus, lobis ocularibus paulo prominulis. Elytra elongato- 

 eordata, apicibus productis. Pedes breviusculi ; tarsi articulis 

 tribus basalibus angulis anticis productis, subtus hispidis. 



In the bituberculate base of the rostrum this genus resembles 

 Oditesus ; but the scape, although rather short, is that of the more 

 typical Amycterinse. A line of granules at the sides of the pro- 

 thorax gives it the appearance of being serrated. The scuteUum 

 is not always apparent, ovping to the elevation of the elytra at its 

 Bides. The coloration of ^. notata is somewhat complicated, and 

 is apparently rather variable. 



Alsxirhea notata. (PI. II. fig. 4.) A. oblongo-ovata, nigra, 

 squamis piliformibus cervinis fusco-variegata, setisque nigris adspersa ; 

 rostro rude punctato, in medio anguste canaliculato, basi tuberculis 

 duobus conicis divaricatis munito ; capite subtiliter umbrino-squa- 

 moso ; piothorace insequali, latitudine paulo breviore, siibseriatim 

 granulate, utrinque, apice excepto, parallelo, pone apicem et basi lon- 

 gitudinaliter impresso, dorse fusee, medio et vitta laterali albo ; elytris 

 sulcate-punctatis, interstitiis alternis cenvexis, vel costatis, singulis 

 postice nodulis duobus, interiere majore, munitis, basi truncatis, derso 

 maculis irregularibus fuscis bene bmitatis ornate; corpore infra fusee, 

 pilis elongatis remetis vestito ; pedibus albo-squamosis, setis nigris 

 adspersis. Long. 5^ lin. 



Hab. Western Australia. 



Alexirhka AURiTA. A. oblongo-ovata, nigra, opaca, subtiliter vage 

 griseo-squamulosa ; rostro breviusculo, basi profunde excavato-sul- 

 cato ; scape brevi ; pretherace lengitudine latitudini sequali, utrinque 

 rotundato, tuberculis validis confertim munito, in medio lengitudina- 

 liter canaliculate, pone apicem transversim sulcate ; elytris subseria- 

 tim fortiter foveatis, interstitiis elevatis, tubereulatis, tuberculis 

 minusculis, postice singulatim nodulis duobus, interiore majere, 

 munitis, sutura squamulis suVisilaceis adspersis, basi arcuatis, humeris 

 projectis, apice retundatis, sutura tuberculate-productis ; corpore 

 infra in medio longitudipxaliter dense fusco-setuluse ; abdemine 

 utrinque ferrugineo- maculate; pedibus albo-squamosis, setubs ad- 

 spersis. Long. 5 lin. 



