BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 595 



the others are much smaller ; serpens, Pascoe, is described as 

 " infra tenuiter ad latera deiisius albo-pilosus." The species much 

 resembles paraUeln, Pascoe, but may be readily distinguished by 

 the four basal segments of abdomen having only two nude spaces 

 each. Numerous specimens were V)eaten from the dwarf Acacias 

 about Geraldton, Walkaway and Dongarra. 



Belus GRANULATrs, n.sp. 



9. Reddi.sh-l)rown, rostrum paler. Eyes scarcely margined 

 with hair, prothorax without median but with distinct lateral 

 lines of yellowish hair, elytra nude except for three or four small 

 spots about the middle of suture. Under surface sparsely clothed, 

 middle of abdomen almost nude. 



Head densely granulate, slightly convex between eyes. Rostrum 

 long, thin, shining, curved; densely punctate on basal half, very 

 finely on apical. Antennae long and thin, 1st joint considerably 

 longer than 3rd and almost thrice the length of 2nd, 4th- 10th 

 feel:)ly decreasing in length, 11th the length of two preceding- 

 combined. Prothorax transverse, subconical, strongly granulate, 

 median line distinctly impressed. Elytra wider than prothorax, 

 feebly incurved behind shoulders, apex strongly produced and 

 narrow, not carinate or punctate; densely granulate; very feebly 

 depressed on each side of suture. Sterna and basal segment of 

 abdomen granulate. Leys long; femora feebly transversely corru- 

 gate, anterior bidentate, teeth small, four posterior unidentate, 

 posterior just passing apex of 1st abdominal segment. Jjength 

 14|, bej'ond abdomen If, rostrum .3|; width 3§ mm. 



Hah.— Ut. Kosciusko, N.S.W. (Mr. W. E. Raymond). 



Close to bidentatns, Donovan, but differs in the elytra being 

 without lateral maculfe, irapunctate, non-carinate and much less 

 depressed along suture; prothorax with the granules smaller, more 

 sharply defined, and the median line much less stronglj' impressed 

 and devoid of hair; the head is differently clothed and more 

 regularly granulate, and tlie whole insect is more opaque. 



