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parallel near base and becoming dilated posteriorly, with 

 moderately large and rather dense punctures becoming smaller 

 posteriorly. Length, 4-5 mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Cairns district (F. P. Dodd). Type, 

 I. 10831, in South Australian Museum. 



This appears to be a rather variable species; there are 

 four specimens in front of me and they all differ as regards 

 the shape and size of the spots. In two the median spots are 

 situated about midway between the suture and the margin, 

 whilst in the others they are entirely absent. The subapical 

 spots are fairly regular, and are placed quite close to the 

 suture but do not touch it. On the head the interocular 

 depression varies, the two shallow foveae being more conspicu- 

 ous on some specimens than on others. In Lea's table of 

 Lemidia this species would be inserted after fiavifrons as 1111 . 

 Elytra with pale markings submedian and apical or subapical. 



L. FLAVICOLLIS, n. sp. 



Shining black; prothorax, antennae, palpi, and legs 

 flavous, hind tarsi infuscate. Clothed with rather long, 

 straggling, and mostly black hairs, becoming shorter and more 

 or less erect on elytra. 



Head wide, base and sides with a few small punctures, 

 interocular foveae feeble. Prothorax slightlv transverse, sides 

 inflated at the middle, distinctly narrower than head, surface 

 almost impunctate with a transverse subapical and subbasal 

 impression. Elytra at base about as wide as head, sides near 

 base parallel becoming dilated towards apex, with irregular 

 rows of shallow punctures becoming smaller and disappearing 

 posteriorly. Length, 3-4 mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Cairns district (F. P. Dodd). Type, 

 I. 10830, in South Australian Museum. 



In Lea's table this species would be associated with L. 

 picHpes, Blackb., from which it differs in being somewhat 

 shorter, antennae entirely pale, elytra with sparser and 

 darker clothing, and with smaller and fewer punctures not 

 extending so far towards apex, the size of the elytral punc- 

 tures appear to vary on the six specimens before me. The 

 hind tarsi appear to be always infuscated, the others some- 

 times have the apical joint infuscate, and on one specimen the 

 middle tarsi are infuscate. 



CURCULIONIDAE. 



DlETHUSA INSIGNITA, n. sp. (fig. 3). 



c? . Dark brown with apical part' of rostrum, antennae, 

 and parts of legs paler. Densely clothed with soft scales on 



