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subglobose. Elytra once and one-fourth wider, and twice and 

 one-half longer than j^rothorax, shoulders rounded; seriate-punc- 

 tate, punctures comparatively small and subquadrate; interstices 

 flat, wider than punctures, nowhere ridged. Under surface with 

 small and irregular punctures; intermediate segments of abdomen 

 irregularly punctate, their combined length slightly more than 

 that of 2nd or 5th. Feviora rather stout, shallowly grooved, 

 strongly dentate; tibise curved at base, not seriately punctate. 

 Length 3|, rostrum 11; width 14 mm. 



Hah. — New South Wales (Macleay Museum). 



The specimen described is probably $. 



Melanterius tenuis, n.sp. 



Elongate-elliptic; moderately convex, somewhat shining. 

 Reddish-brown ; rostrum, antennae, and legs somewhat paler. 

 Rather sparsely clothed with pale yellowish setae. 



Head with rather small and dense punctures; depressed between 

 eyes; eyes rather large, subrenifomn, separation slightly less than 

 width of rostrum at base. Rostrum rather long and thin, moder- 

 ately curved ; towards apex rather sparsely punctate, behind 

 antennpe with punctures in rather feeble grooves. Scape thin, 

 inserted slightly nearer apex than base of rostrum, sliglitly shorter 

 than funicle; 1st joint of funicle as long as two following com- 

 bined. Prothorax transverse, compai'atively small; base bisinuate 

 and not much wider than apex; with moderately dense and rather 

 small punctures ; without median line. Scutellum subglobose. 

 Elytra elongate-subcordate, about once and one-third wider than 

 and fully thrice the length of prothorax; seriate-punctate, punctures 

 rather small and obscure; interstices rounded, much wider than 

 punctures, towards apex apparently feebly ridged. Under surface 

 sparsely and rather finel}^ punctate ; intermediate segments of 

 abdomen combined slightly longer than 2nd or 5th. Leys long; 

 femora sublinear, very feebly (especially the anterior) dentate; 

 tibife curved, somewhat rounded, dilated towards apex. Length 

 3|- (vix), rostrum 1; width \\ mm. 



Hah. — N.W. Australia (type in Macleay Museum). 



