626 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



AuLETES (Metopon) suturalis, Waterh. — I have a number of 

 species which agree very well with the brief description of this 

 species, but one which agrees so well Avith the description and 

 figure as well as the diagnosis of Metopon that I shall regard it as 

 suturalis till evidence is forthcoming to the contrary. I have 

 two specimens (from Tamworth and Sydney). 



Following is a Table of the Species : — 



Rostrum the length of prothorax bremrostris, n. sp . 



Rostrum considerably longer than prothorax. 

 AntennEe inserted at extreme base of rostrum. 



Colour entirely dark minor, n.sp. 



Head glabrous eucalypti, n.sp. 



Head feebly or moderately pubescent. 



Rostrum straight turbidtis, Pasc. 



Rostrum slightly curved and much longer... melaleiicce, n.sp. 

 Antenme not inserted at extreme base. 



Sutural stria very feeble and indistinct pilosus, n.sp. 



Sutural stria distinct. 



Elytra of a different and much darker colour 



than prothorax insignis, n.sp. 



Elytra concolorous with or paler (suture ex- 

 cepted or not) than prothorax. 

 Tarsi with 3rd joint concolorous with tibire. pallipes, n.sp. 

 Tarsi with .3rd joint nmcli darker than tibiiB. 



Head sparsely punctate suturali-i, Waterh. (?) 



Head densely punctate. 



Elytra (except at base) almost obsoletely 



punctate semicrudus, n.sp. 



Elytra densely and strongly punctate. 



Legs concolorous with prothorax calceatus, Pasc. 



Legs distinctly paler than prothorax. densus, n.sp. 



Subfamily L.5;M0SACCIDES. 

 LiEMOSACCUS BILOBUS, n.sp. 



Brownish-red; elytra castaneous, sterna and abdomen more or 

 less piceous ; antennae red, club piceous. Head and base of 

 rostrum with shining golden pubescence; apex of prothorax with 

 pubescence as on head, a longitudinal' pale yellow spot in middle 

 of base, a large spot at each side, and a small spot on each side 

 of middle; elytra clothed with fine pubescence similar in colour 



