BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 463' 



wide, sides widening to about the middle, and then a little more 

 suddenly narrowed, witli numerous granules; 2nd and 4th inter- 

 stices with feeble tubercles, 2nd at summit of declivity (which is 

 almost vertical) with a large conical granulate tubercle, behind it 

 on 4th a much smaller one, apex with a feeble tubercle on each 

 side ; sides and declivity distinctly punctate. Abdomen rather 

 broad, narrowest in ^, basal segments fully twice as long as 2nd, 

 intercoxal process very flat; 2nd small, almost as long as inter- 

 mediates, which are shorter than apical; apical densely minutely 

 punctate at apex, widest in Q. Pernor a almost or just reaching 

 apex of abdomen, tibiae very feebly curved, tarsi rather thick, 

 3rd joint distinctly bilobed, 4th scarcely longer than 1st. Length 

 10^. rostrum 2|; width 4| mm. 



Hab. — Tasmania (Messrs. G. Masters, A Simson, C French). 



POROPTERUS CORVUS, n.sp. 



2 C?). Upper surface very sparsely clothed with small dark 

 brown or blackish scales ; under surface — except on some of the 

 abdominal segments, — with paler and somewhat denser scales;. 

 femora and tibiae with dark brown moderately elongate scales; 

 head and rostrum feebly squamose. Ciliation extremely minute,, 

 silvery. 



Convex, subcylindric, strongly tuberculate. Head feebly, I'ostrum 

 more distinctly punctate; ocular fovea small; rostrum subparallel,. 

 feebly curved; antennae short, scape inserted about two-fifths from 

 apex, just reaching apex of muzzle, 1st joint of funicle a little 

 longer than 2nd, 2nd a little longer than two following combined, 

 7th fully as broad as club; club free. Prothorax as long as wide; 

 apex feebly produced, rounded, about half the width of Ijase; 

 ocular lobes moderately prominent; constriction feeble on sides, 

 more distinct but interru2:)ted three times on summit ; sides 

 rounded; base truncate; median carina distinct, rather long ; a 

 transverse row of four distinct and rather large tubercles, the 

 median largest, behind them with numerous rather large granules 

 smaller at the side and sparser in front; each side of apex with a 

 feeble obtuse ridge. ScateUum almost invisible. Elytra more 



