614 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



than elsewhere; small round pale scales forming a narrow longi- 

 tudinal vitta on prothorax and bordering its sides, covering 

 scutellum, forming a narrow sutural stripe on elytra and margin- 

 ing their sides; each punctux-e with a small dingy scale; under 

 surface with moderately dense, suboval, white scales. 



Head feebly convex; a small ocular fovea continued as a narrow 

 depression on to apical part of rostrum: eyes transversely elliptic; 

 not at all prominent. Antennae short, thick. Rostrum longer 

 than head, feebly decreasing to apex. Prothorax distinctly trans- 

 verse, narrowing to apex, base bisinuate; with regular, moderately 

 large, shallow punctures. «So?<<e?^«m subtriangular. Elytra about 

 once and one-half wider than prothorax ; feebly decreasing to 

 near apex; seriate-punctate, punctures moderately large, regular, 

 shallow, round, about nine rows on each elytron; interstices wider 

 than punctures, scarcely convex. Apical segment of ahdoinen more 

 widely impressed than usual. Legs stout; tibiae short, each with 

 about five small teeth. Length 4|, width 2 mm. 



Hah. — Tasmania (Mr. A. Simson, No. 33G6). 



I have three specimens from Mr. Simson, one smaller and one 

 larger than the type. The narrow line continuous from head to 

 apex of elytra, with the lateral markings of prothorax and elytra 

 should render this species distinct. It is the first of the genus 

 to be recorded from Tasmania. 



Syarbis plumbeus, n.sp. 



Narrow, subopaque. Piceous, antenn;e dull red; upper surface, 

 and to a certain extent, under surface and legs with a dull leaden 

 appearance. Head not very densely squamose, scales dirty grey; 

 prothorax with dingy scales in punctures and others irregularly 

 distributed, and forming a feeble median and two lateral lines; 

 elytra feebly squamose, a few scales about apex and sides, and a 

 moderately distinct oblique stripe behind middle. Under surface 

 and legs rather densely squamose, scales paler than above. 



Head with an impressed line down middle; eyes transversely 

 elliptic. Rostrum thick, irregular, shorter than head, anterior 

 portion depressed. Prothorax slightly longer than wide, sides 



