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middle of rostrum, in 9 slightly nearer the base, 1st joint longer 

 than 3rd, 7th-10bh increasing in width, 10th feebly transverse, 

 11th in r^ long and cylindrical, feebly lessened towards apex and 

 fully as long as three preceding joints combined, in 5 shorter 

 than three preceding joints combined but noticeably longer than 

 two preceding, suddenly lessened to apex. ProtJwrax feebly 

 transverse, much wider near base than at apex, median line feebly 

 impressed towards apex, subfoveate towards base; densely and 

 rather strongly granulate. Elytra long and narrow, behind base 

 parallel to near apex, apex in ^ moderately produced, in 9 niore 

 distinctly; densely and strongly punctate; granulate towards base; 

 convex and not at all depressed along suture. Sterna densely 

 granulate; abdomen more strongly punctate than is usual in the 

 genus. Femora edentate, posterior terminating before apex of 1st 

 abdominal segment. Length 12, beyond abdomen 1, rostrum 24; 

 width 2 (vix) mm. 



^a&.— Braid wood, N.S.W. 



A narrow species allied to filiformis, Germar, from which, 

 however, the puncturation of its elytra (which are more strongly 

 produced at apex), its more strongly impressed median prothoracic 

 line and very long terminal antennal joint will serve to distinguish 

 it. The terminal joint is very long in Jiliforynis, especially in the 

 f^, but it is much shorter than in the above species and very much 

 shorter in J. I have a pair taken in cop. from an Acacia growing 

 on top of a mountain near Braidwood. 



Belus pudicus, n.sp. 



9. Piceous-brown, head darker, legs paler. Upper surface 



rather sparsely clothed with pale hair, prothorax with a feeble 



median line and traces of still feebler lateral lines, elytra very feebly 



maculate along suture. Under surface, especially the sides, rather 



densely clothed, each of the four basal segments of abdomen with 



a small round nude space on each side, the 3rd and 4th nude in 



middle, but the abdomen without a distinct longitudinal nude 



space. 



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