Lea, Notes on Australian CurcuUonidae. 511 



each about as long as third and fourth combined. Pygidium 

 exposed biit small. Legs long ; front coxae touching , middle 

 moderately separated, bind widely separated but not quite touching 

 elytra ; femora stout, edentate ; tibiae not spurred or spinöse at 

 apex ; tarsi very wide , claw Joint thin and deeply inserted in 

 third, claws simple and close together. 



I am unable to satisfy myself as to the subfamily this genus 

 should be referred to, but for the present refer it to the Erirhinides, 

 despite the exposed pygidium (several genera of Erirhinides have 

 the pygidium sligthly exposed, at any rate in the males). If not 

 to the Erirhinides it probably belongs to a subfamily not as yet 

 recorded from Australia. A specimen was sent to M. Blackburn 

 for bis opinion and be wrote. "I should be disposed to refer 

 this to the Balaninides rather than the Erirhinides. Its pygidium 

 is exposed." But the claws are simple , and the mandibles are 

 not vertical as they are in most of the Balaninides. In some 

 respects it approaches Sigastus of the Haplonycides, but the front 

 coxae are touching. 



The body of the species is compact , closely covered with 

 stout pubescence (scarcely setae or scales) and is probably winged, 

 although I have not ventured breaking a specimen to be sure 

 of this. 



218. B alayierhinus prohlematicus n. sp. 



Reddish brown. Densely clothed with stout setae pubescence 

 (scarcely scales) varying from silvery white to fawn , and some- 

 times with a golden gloss. 



Head with small, dense, partially concealed punctures. Rostrum 

 as long as head and prothorax combined, almost parallel sided 

 from base to apex; basal two thirds with seven narrow carinae, 

 but the median one wider than the others , apical third with 

 dense but rather small punctures. Prothorax strongly transverse; 

 with small, dense, more or less concealed punctures; with an 

 impunctate median line or very feeble carina. Elytra widely cor- 

 date not much longer than wide, and not much wider than pro- 

 thorax , widest close to Shoulders; with regulär rows of fairly 

 large, suboblong, partially concealed punctures; interstices not 

 separately convex, with small, dense, normally concealed punctures. 

 Length 7, width 4\'o, rostrum 4 mm. 



Hab. — N. S. Wales (Entomological Society), Tweed River 



(W. W. Froggatt). 



The specimen belonging to the Society and two in my (nvn 

 collection all appear to be slightly abraded. On the upper sur- 

 face the clothing is mostly fawn coloured, becoming more or less 



