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upper-surface irregularly concave, with an opening near 

 where it joins the first joint, but with the hollow space inside 

 almost labyrinthic (although of large size it is so largely 

 excavated that it appears little more than a thin irregular 

 shell, convex on the lower-surface). On the female the first 

 joint is somewhat shorter and simple, the second is simple, 

 subparallel-sided, and about as long as the third and fourth 

 combined. On alleni the first joint of the male is more 

 irregular about apex, the second is much smaller, differently 

 joined to the first and third, and its upper-surface totally 

 unlike that of present species. The head, prothorax, and 

 scutellum are of a different shade of purple to the elytra. 



CURCULIONIDAE. 



Mandalotus abdominalis, Lea. 

 On some specimens of this species in perfect condition the 

 clothing is more conspicuously variegated than on the types, 

 being of a rusty-brown, mottled with darker and paler spots, 

 on each elytron there is usually a pale, conspicuous spot on 

 the third interstice about the middle. On these specimens 

 also the transverse arrangement of the prothoracic granules is 

 fairly distinct, even before abrasion. 



Mandalotus latens, Lea. 

 On fresh specimens of this species the clothing is more or 

 less rusty- or muddy-brown, but rather conspicuously varie- 

 gated with numerous small, irregularly disposed, pale spots. 



Mandalotus interocularis, Lea., var. 



Two specimens (sexes) from the Glenelg River (Victoria, 

 •J. Ran) appear too close to interocularis to be described as 

 new; but the abdominal carina of the male is more convex, 

 not quite so close to the apex of the segment, the metasternum 

 is slightly more concave, the elytra have feeble tubercles on 

 the third, fifth, and seventh interstices about the apical slope, 

 and the front tibiae are stouter towards and less curved about 

 the apex. The female has the conspicuous inter-ocular 

 tubercle as on the type female. In the 1914 table, regarding 

 the elytra as tuberculate, the variety would be associated 

 with arciferus, but on the male of that species the middle of 

 the abdominal carina almost touches the apex of the segment. 



Numerous specimens of the ordinary form have been 

 taken by Mr. Seeker at Lucindale. 



Mandalotus transversus, Lea. 

 The types of this species are females, although they were 

 described as probably being males; but Dr. Ferguson lias 



