604 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



A specimen under examination differs in liaving the clothing of 

 the head uniformly reddish-brown and the clothing of metasternum 

 reddish-ochreous. A very distinct species on account of its pro- 

 thoracic clothing. It is allied to cinerea, Blanchard, but the 

 elytra are much less strongly rounded towards apex and are more 

 convex. I have seen several other specimens in the late Mr. A. S. 

 Olliff's collection which were taken by Mr. J. H. Rose either at 

 Inverell or Walgett. 



P. AUSTRALis, Hope. ^rt6.— N.S.W.; W.A. 



P. CINEREA, Blanch. Hab. — Tasmania; Mt. Kosciusko, N.8.W. 



P. CONGESTA, Pasc. Hab. — Wide Bay, Q. 



Rhinotia hcemoptera, Kirby. Hab. — N.S.W. 



R. cruenta, Pasc. Hab. — Gerald ton, W.A. 



R. spinipennis, Lac. This is a manuscript name only. 



L e B u s, n.g. 



Head moderately large. Eyes round, prominent. Rostrum 

 short, broad. Antennce slender, basal joint moderately thick, 

 2nd short. Prothorax subconical. Scutellum distinct, apex 

 rounded, almost perpendicular. Elytra much wider than and 

 strongly raised above prothorax, apex produced. Legs rather 

 long; femora thickened, unidentate, posterior almost extending to 

 apex of 3rd abdominal segment; tibipe flattened. 



This genus evidently belongs to the Belides, but is very distinct 

 from any of those pre^•iously characterised. The strongly sculp- 

 tured prothorax might seem to denote an approach to Rhinotia, 

 but the strongly raised and peculiar elytra, and the antennte are 



very different. 



Lebus diurus, n.sp. 



Piceous-black, apex of rostrum testaceous-red, antennae pale red, 

 legs reddish. Head with ochreous clothing continued on rostrum 

 to slightly beyond insertion of antennae and abruptly terminated; 

 prothorax with various shades of ochreous pubescence; scutellum 

 densely clothed with ochreous pubescence; elytra in places densely. 



