710 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CURCULIONID^, IX , 



teeth large, triangular, acute, subequal. Length 8, rostrum 1J; 

 width 3| mm. 



Hab. — Q: Cairns (Macleay Museum). " Dorey; Saylee (New- 

 Guinea); Ceram " (Pascoe). 



Deretiosus blandus, n.sp. 



SO)' Densely clothed with fawn-coloured, ochreous and various 

 shades of brown scales, a few white scales on elytra towards apex. 

 Under surface with paler scales, the three apical segments of 

 abdomen and the legs prettily variegated with brown. Apical 

 half of rostrum and a space between the front coxse naked. 

 Prothorax with fascicles much as in the preceding species, but 

 leaving a median line. Each elytron with two moderately long 

 fascicles on the 3rd interstice, the space separating them being 

 rather more than in the preceding species, 5th with four rounded 

 fascicles, the 7th with two or three; suture at summit of posterior 

 declivity with a dark velvety patch bounded behind by a white 

 V-shaped ridge. Under surface with a few, the legs (especially 

 the front femora) with numerous stout, suberect scales. 



Broad, depressed. Rostrum curved towards apex, sides very 

 feebly incurved to middle, finely punctate. Antennas slender, 

 scape the length of funicle, inserted three-sevenths from apex of 

 rostrum; two basal joints of funicle subequal in length; club 

 elliptic. Prothorax strongly transverse, sides dilated and but 

 feebly elevated about middle, apex produced and considerably 

 less than half the width of base, base feebly bisinuate, disc very 

 uneven; densely punctate. Scutellum feebly raised, subquadrate. 

 Elytra wider than and raised above prothorax, base feebly tri- 

 sinuate, shoulders slightly rounded, sides parallel to near apex; 

 striate-punctate, punctures partially visible. Femoral teeth large, 

 triangular, acute, the posterior larger than the others. Length 6, 

 rostrum 1J; width 3 mm. 



Hab. — Q.: Cape York (Macleay Museum). 



A beautiful species, in shape resembling some of the Tenebri- 

 onidce {e.g., Ulodes, Dipsaconia). Seen from in front, the elytra 

 appear to be marked at summit of posterior declivity with a 

 W-shaped ridge of white scales. 



