130 REVISION OF THE AMVCTERIDES, 11., 



Hah. — Queensland: Brisbane (R. Illidge). 



There is a pair in the Queensland Museum collection, which 

 I must refer to this species ; the male, however, has the iirst 

 pair of tubercles, on the fifth ventral segment, more marked, 

 and the more posterior pair practically absent ; the female is 

 more robust, and convex beneath, v/ithout impressions. 



I have much pleasure in dedicating this fine species to Mr. 

 R. Illidge, to whose generosity I am indebted for my speci- 

 men. 



Talaurinus pallidus Mach, loc. cif., p. 223. 



Elongate, subparallel. Black; densely clothed with brown- 

 ish scales interspersed with yellowish-grey, almost white, 

 scales, trivittate on prothorax and on elytra, irregularly dis- 

 posed, forming a longitudinal band near sides, also on sides and 

 legs; beneath, with a broad, tawny band of scales. 



Head strongly convex, separated from rostrum by a well 

 defined sulcus. Rostrum short, thick, external ridges sub- 

 parallel, internal long, more prominent at base than the 

 external ; median area depressed, linear, lateral sulci rather 

 shallow. Scrobes simple. Eyes large, subrotuudate. Pro- 

 thorax (4-5 X 5-5 mm.) evenly rounded on sides, apex witli a 

 moderately deep postocular sinuosity, but the lobes not promi- 

 nent ; disc with a definite transverse collar-impression above ; 

 disc with small, round, rather scattered granules, smaller and 

 more obsolete in centre. Elytra (10-5 x 6 mm.) oblongate, 

 sides very little widened posteriorly, almost parallel, base mod- 

 erately arcuate, humeral angles advanced, but not prominent ; 

 disc with well defined rows of punctures ; interstices not raised, 

 except third and sixth slightly, second with one or no granules 

 on disc, and one or two at apex; third with five small distant 

 granules on disc, and three to four on declivity ; fifth with a 

 few on humeral angle, and four or five above and on declivity ; 

 sixth and seventh with about fourteen closely set, more pro- 

 minent granules, the seventh quite on the side ; sides puncta- 

 to-striate. Intermediate ventral segments long ; fifth segment 



