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at base of first interstice not strongly developed. Length 6'5-8, 

 breadth 2-2*5 mm. 



Hah. — N.S.Wales: Tweed River(Froggatt); Brunswick River 

 (Carter). Coll. Sloane. 



A very distinct species, easily distinguished by the pattern of 

 its elytra, convex form, cordate narrowly margined prothorax, 

 etc. I owe my specimens to the kindness of Messrs. Froggatt 

 and Carter. 



Genus MiCROLESTES. 

 MiCROLESTES ATRIFASCIATUS, n.Sp. 



Oval, depressed. Head and prothorax piceous-black; elytra 

 pale testaceous, with a transverse vitta just behind middle, and 

 two small subapical maculae outside third interstice, black; legs 

 pale testaceous, with apex of tibiae and tarsi a little infuscate; 

 antennae and palpi testaceous. 



Head finely shagreeued. Prothorax wider than head, trans- 

 verse(0'6 x 1 mm.), subconvex, finely shagreened; anterior margin 

 lightly and widely emarginate, not bordered in middle; sides very 

 lightly narrowed to base, not sinuate posteriorly; lateral border 

 reflexed, wide at the obtuse basal angles, entire on base — wide 

 on lateral parts, very fine on basal lobe. Elytra oval(2 x 1 "5 mm.), 

 not attaining apex of abdomen, finely shagreened; five inner 

 striae finely but distinctly impressed, others obsolete, first stria 

 lightly out-turned near base and (with .second stria) rising from 

 a basal puncture, third and fourth striae uniting near posterior 

 margin of the black fascia; third interstice with a fine setigerous 

 puncture just behind the black fascia, and another at apex. 

 Ungues serrate. Length 3-6, breadth 1*5 mm. 



Hob. — Q.: Kuranda(Dodd). Coll. Sloane. 



This species is at once differentiated from all the other Aus- 

 tralian species by the pattern of the elytra. The black fascia 

 has its posterior margin sloping obliquely backwards towards the 

 suture, with the outline broken; the anterior margin is less 

 oblique, consequently the fascia is widest at the middle. 



