BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 227 



ing narrower than punctures owing to being raised and costiform 

 in middle, but in reality wider, 6th and 7th joined at base and 

 forming shoulder, 7th not continued to base. Pectoral canal 

 rather wide and shallow ; anterior coxae feebly separated but 

 largely excavated to receive rostrum. Mesosternal plate depressed, 

 transversely impressed, punctate, anterior angles oblique, apex 

 scarcely emarginate, sides incurved, base truncate. Metasternnm, 

 densely punctate, disc feebly depressed; episterna with almost 

 invisible punctures. Ahdo'inen densely punctate; basal segment 

 large, disc somewhat concave, intercoxal process semicircular ; 

 intermediates combined slightly longer than 2nd or apical, their 

 sutures wide and very distinct, with very minute and sparse 

 punctures, from some directions appearing to form a single row on 

 each; apical with a circular depression. Legs densely punctate; 

 femora thick, teeth in all (especially anterior) obtuse and rather 

 small; posterior extending to apical segment of abdomen; tibiae 

 moderately stout, somewhat compressed, not grooved, feebly 

 bisinuate beneath ; claw-joint long, claws very feeble. Length 

 2|, rostrum |; width \\ mm. 

 Zr«6.— N.S.W. : Gosford. 



In this species the rostrum is broader and the antennae stouter 

 than in any other known to me. When viewed from the side the 

 base of the rostrum appears as if granulate, as also do certain 

 parts of the legs. The antennae appear from some directions 

 almost as if placed at the apex, but this appearance is caused by 

 the cui'vature of that part of the rostrum. 



Melanterius adipatus, n.sp. 



Ovate, shining, subconvex. Black ; legs and rostrum dull 

 reddish-brown, antennae dull red. Prothorax with very minute 

 hairs, elytra certainly glabrous ; legs and under surface with 

 sufficiently distinct whitish hairs. 



Head feebly punctate, punctures moderately distinct behind 

 eyes; ocular fovea appearing as a shallow subtriangular impres- 

 sion; eyes elliptic, coarsely faceted, subapproximate. Rostrum 

 long, thin, shining, curved, parallel; with several irregular rows 

 of feeble punctures; a feeble scarcely traceable median carina or 



