BV E. W. FERGUSON. 127 



The foveae are more shallow, and the granules much finer than 

 in 2\ pa-jiulosus; while, from T. lUidgei, the great differences 

 in the elytral sculpture and the clothing should prevent any 

 possibility of bue species being confused. 



A specimen in the Australian Museum, from Gayndah, 

 seems to represent a variety of this species. It differs in having 

 the black portion of the clothing predominating ; the prothorax 

 is black, trivittate with grey ; while the elytra are black, macu- 

 late with greyish ; the prothoracic granules are also rather less 

 prominent. 



Talaurinus papulosus Macl., loc. cit., p. 222. 



Small, elongate-ovate. Black, densely clothed with brown- 

 ish scales, prothorax feebly trivittate, elytra faintly maculate 

 with white ; setae black. 



Head convex, separated from rostrum. Rostrum excavate, 

 external ridges convergent, internal long, less prominent, 

 lateral sulci shallow, median area depressed throughout. Eyes 

 round. Prothorax (4x5 mm.) feebly rounded, apical sinu- 

 osity little marked, median line and collar-depression present ; 

 granules small, disbinc!:, becoming irregular and confluent 

 near median line; sides granulate. Elytra (11x6-5 mm.) 

 gently rounded, apex moderately produced, base almost trun- 

 cate, humeral angles not produced ; disc with irregular shallow 

 depressions not definitely striate, separated by small irregular 

 rounded granules, arranged irregularly in double and single 

 series alternately ; sides more definitely striate, interstices 

 granulate. Beneath, with a dark brownish vitta, widening 

 out on apical segment ; intermediates long, fifth with a moder- 

 ately deep impression bounded laterally by two ridges extend- 

 ing to posterior lateral angles. Legs simple. Diviensions : 

 cf , 17 X 6-5 mm. 



Tiah. — Queensland (interior). Type in Australian Museum. 



A duller, more darkly clothed, species than T. griseus, with 

 much coarser granulation. 



