728 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CURCULIONID^E, IX., 



Rostrum curved towards apex, slightly increasing in width 

 from near base to near apex; very finely punctate; shorter, wider, 

 and darker in <J than in 9. Scape moderately thin, inserted 

 nearer apex than base of rostrum; in <J distinctly, in £ scarcely 

 passing apex; funicle the length of scape; club subovate. Pro- 

 thorax convex, apex much narrower than base; densely and 

 strongly punctate, punctures concealed. Scutellum longer than 

 wide, punctate. Elytra about once and one-half the width of 

 prothorax; base almost straight, shoulders square, sides almost 

 parallel to near apex; striate-punctate, striae rather feeble, punc- 

 tures deep, suboblong, moderately large, more or less concealed. 

 Under surface moderately strongly punctate. Third and 4th seg- 

 ments of abdomen lightly raised posteriorly, their combined 

 length equal to that of 2nd and less than that of 5th. Middle 

 femora dentate, the others edentate. Length 4, rostrum -§-; 

 width If; variation in length 2^-4 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland, Victoria, N. S.Wales and Tasmania 

 I have described what appears to be the normal clothing of the 

 species; it is, however, subject to great variation. On some 

 specimens the four median prothoracic fascicles are almost equal 

 in size, and the apex is adorned with two or more small but dis- 

 tinct ones; on several the whole of the fascicles are traceable with 

 difficulty. On the head there are frequently two small black spots. 

 The basal dark patch on the prothorax is always visible, but the 

 other scales vary from almost white to dark ochreous. The dark 

 patch on the elytra is often much interrupted and the apical and 

 basal patches of paler scales are sometimes scarcely traceable, 

 whilst on others they are sharply defined. On an occasional 

 specimen the scales on the head and base of rostrum are almost 

 uniformly white. The legs are usually, but not always, prettily 

 variegated. 



Epfirycus brachystylus, n.sp. 



Dull brownish-red; head brown, rostrum more or less piceous 

 or tinged with piceous, femora darker than tibise. Head and 

 extreme base of rostrum with pale scales, rostrum elsewhere 

 shining. Prothorax and elytra with ochreous-brown scales, the 



