Ciu-culionid;\3//'o/>i Souih Africa. 541 



Head flattened above and densely covered uith npri^lit 

 cup-shaped scales, the whole appearing like a h(Mieyconil), 

 Avith two inflated vesieular sehe near the vertex, a|)pearing 

 like piitr-balls and covered with minute granules ; a high 

 elevation above each eye, clothed like tlie head and ciowned 

 with three or t'onr vesicular setic ; the sides of the head almost 

 parallel, and both just visible outside the eyes at the same 

 time when viewed directly from above; the lower surface 

 with deep longitudinal striae on each side. Rostrum as 

 broad as the head, subquadi-ate, with dense honeycomb 

 scaling ; the elevated dorsal area widest at the base and 

 rapidly narrowing as far as the antennae, then widening 

 again for a short distance, with a very deep median furrow 

 and a row of three vesicular setse on each side of the base. 

 Antennce very stout, the broad scape strongly curved and 

 with dense honeycomb sealing and numerous erect vesicular 

 setic; the f'unicle scarcely narrowing towards the apex, with 

 honeycomb scaling and stout erect seta?, which become 

 progressively finer in the apical half, joint 2 as long as 1, 

 the remainder subequal and stronj^ly transverse. Prothorax 

 twice as broad as long, gradually narrowed in front, sub- 

 truncate at the apex and feebly bisinuate at the base ; the 

 whole surface clothed with honeycomb scaling, with two 

 admedian ritlges, each bearing about nine vesicular seta3, on 

 each side a lower sublateral ridge (bearing three or four 

 setae) running from the base to two-thirds the length, and 

 beyond these another still low^er complete lateral ridge. 

 Ehjtra suboblong, broadly rounded behind, with the sides 

 sloping obliquely to the angulate shoulder and thence 

 parallel to beyond the middle; the striae shallow, containing 

 rows of large deep punctures which are lined with scaling ; 

 the intervals slightly convex, 1, 3, 5, 7 being a trifle higher 

 than the others and each bearing a row of erect inflated 

 granulated setse which are deeply concave on the posterior 

 face ; at the base of intervals 3 and 5 and on the shoulder a 

 clump of 2-4' setae, and a similar clump on a small tubercle 

 towards the base of interval 9, but lying behind the shoulder ; 

 a low tubercle bearing a tuft of setae at the top of the 

 declivity on intervals 3 and 5 ; the scales small, flat, over- 

 lapping, and somewhat indistinct. Legs with dense honey- 

 comb scaling and erect inflated setae; the front tibia? with a 

 row of five separated black spines along the apical margin. 



Liiigth 4*5-6 mm., breadth 2' 1-3 mm. 



Cape Phovixce : Willow more {Br. H. Brauns, type); 

 Algoa Bay {Brauns) ; Knysna {Jarvis). 



Described from seven specimens. 



A much narrower insect than P. Jiorr'idus, Boh., which 



