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joints forming the club pitchy, joints 3-8 slender and 
gradually decreasing in length towards the extremity. Pro- 
thorax slightly depressed both in front and behind, with three 
slight elevations in the middle, of which the outer ones are a 
little in advance of the others ; the sides not very strongly 
pubescent. Elytra densely pubescent, finely punctate-striate ; 
the interstices broad, each alternate one raised and provided 
with a row of small tubercles which are covered with black 
pubescence ; each elytron provided near the scutellar angle, 
between the 3rd to 7th interstices, with a large regularly- 
arched elevation. Legs pitchy 5 the tibise barred with greyish 
testaceous. Length 5-5J mm. 
Melbourne. Received from Mr. C. French, who informs me 
that the species is very destructive to apples in Victoria. 
