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and considerably wider at base; sides straight and feebly increas- 

 ing to near apex and then coarctate, apex moderately wide ; 

 seriate-punctate, punctures moderately large, subapproximate or 

 not; interstices ilat, becoming convex towards apex, rather densely 

 punctate, in places with feeble transverse scratches. Prosternum 

 between anterior coxse (which are apj^roximate) and apex with a 

 highly polished space, impunctate except for some large punctures 

 at its sides. Metasternum and two basal segments of ahdomen 

 rather sparsely punctate, two following segments more sparsely 

 and minutely, apical segment moderately densely punctate. 

 Femora stout, strongly dentate; four posterior tibiae flattened, 

 grooved, their outer apical third densely ciliate. Length (from 

 apex of prothorax) 9|, rostrum 2^; width 3| mm. 



5. Differs in being larger, wider (especially the elytra), rostrum 

 longer and thinner, glabrous space on prosternum less noticeable 

 and wider, but especially by the femora being edentate. 



Ilab. — Darling Ranges, Mt. Barkei% Bridgetown, Swan River, 

 W.A.; Galston, Gosford, Sydney, N.S.W. 



It appears to be a moderately common species at the bases of 

 the leaves of \-arious species of Xanihorrhoea. 



Its flattened form will at once distinguish this species from all 

 those with which I am acquainted. Of the others, monopticus 

 appears to be truly remarkable, as of it Mr. Pascoe says: — " The 

 eyes in this species are not only contiguous beneath, but there is 

 no l)reak in the continuity, the facets being freely interposed on 

 Ijoth sides." T. insularis, Pascoe, must be very distinct. I can 

 find no difference in my specimens except that those from New 

 South Wales have the under surface with feebler puncturation 

 and clothing than those from Western Austi-alia 



Tranes Vigorsi, Bohem. — This is an abundant species in 

 Western Australia and may always be taken from the fruit 

 of Macrozmnia. I have specimens varying in length from 

 7 to 17 mm. 



T. RoEi, Bohem. Hah.— ^l^t. Barker, Swan River, W.A. 



T. sparsus, Bohem. Ilab. — Tamworth, Maitland, N.S.W. 



