BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 603 



and not very numerous; claw-joinfc moderately long, squamose, 

 claws feeble. Length 10, width 5| mm. 



//a5._Coolgardie (Mr. C. A. White). 



My unique specimen is certainly abraded, but is nevertheles.s 

 very distinct. It is heavily built, with large granules, not one 

 of the funicular joints transverse, distinctly granulate under 

 surface; but in particular by the shining impunctate space between 

 muzzle and eyes. In all the other species of the subfamily I have 

 examined, this space is densely and usually very coarsely punctate, 

 and is often ridged or costate; in the present species it is not at 

 all raised. The scales appear to be densest on prothorax along 

 median line, on head about eyes, and on elytra (where they are 

 perhaps fasciculate) towards apex, and are of various colours, the 

 larger being snowy- white and the smaller dingy brown. In my 

 specimen the pygidium is exposed, and is seen to be covered, except 

 dow-n the middle, with dense white setse. 



OXYOPS MODESTA, n sp. 



Head (muzzle excepted) black, prothorax piceous, elyti^a and 

 legs piceous-red, antennte dull red. Covered with rather long 

 whitish scales, densest on head, especially between eyes and base 

 of rostrum; forming three lines on prothorax, the central one 

 rather distinct, the two outer somewhat obscure, a scale in each 

 puncture elsewhere; scutellum rather' densely clothed ; elytra 

 with a feeble transverse fascia behind the middle, from there to 

 apex and at base more densely squamose (but still sparingly) than 

 elsewhere; under surface with longer, paler and denser scales than 

 above. 



Head densely punctate at base; a narrow longitudinal impres- 

 sion between eyes; eyes large, almost round, scarcely prominent. 

 Rostrum longer than head, equally widening to apex, base densely 

 and coarsely punctate, a narrow costa from ocular impression to 

 insertion of antennae. Funicle with first joint obtriangular, as 

 long as 3rd, 2nd almost as long as scape, 6th-7th globular. Pro- 

 thorax densely granulate-punctate ; constricted near apex, base 

 feebly bisinuate. Scutellum densely punctate, triangular. Elytra 



