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sides rounded; densely punctate, punctures of moderate size and 

 sharply defined ; without median line. Scutellum subglobose. 

 Elytra subovate, more than twice the length of prothorax, and 

 across shoulders but little wider ; seriate-punctate, punctures 

 moderately large, subquadrate, in shallow grooves ; interstices 

 acutely ridged except basal half of suture and 2nd, basal third o£ 

 3rd and bases of the others. Metasternum and two basal seg- 

 ments of abdomen with sparse and moderately large shallow 

 punctures, episterna each with a single row ; intermediates 

 sparsely and irregularly punctate, their combined length slightly 

 more than that of 2nd or 5th; 5th densely punctate. Femora 

 stout, moderately grooved beneath, acutely dentate; the posterior 

 strongly, the others rather feebly ; tibiae curved, subseriately 

 punctate. Length 3i, rostrum 1; width If mm. 



Hah. — Q. : Gayndah (Sydney Museum), Port Denison, Endea- 

 vour River (Macleay Museum). 



Melanterius pectoralis, n.sp. 



Elliptic-ovate, somewhat depressed, shining. Black or piceous- 

 black; antenna?, tibiae and tarsi dusky red. Punctures of head 

 and prothorax each with a very small and scarcely traceable seta; 

 elytra glabrous. Under surface and legs with stout whitish setae, 

 which on the metasternum are formed into a pad on each side 

 between the coxse. 



Head densely punctate, punctures rather small and shallow; 

 eyes ovate, separation slightly less than width of rostrum at base. 

 Rostrum moderately long, curved throughout, shining ; feebly 

 punctate, in $ the punctures feebly seriate at sides of base, 9 

 almost impunctate. Scape thin, curved, inserted two fifths from 

 apex of rostrum ; the length of funicle ; three basal joints of 

 funicle elongate. Prothorax moderately transverse, base bisinuate 

 and fully twice the width of apex, sides rounded; densely punc- 

 tate, punctures comparatively small ; without median line. 

 Scutellum subglobose. Elytra subcordate, shoulders rounded; 

 seriate-punctate, punctures suboblong, of moderate size; interstices 

 flat, much wider than punctures, and punctured on basal half, 



