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species I have seen. From E. scolopax this species may be at once 

 distinguished inter alia by the strongly sulcate prosternum, absence 

 of a fascicle of scales from the head, and much stouter antennae ; 

 from E. notata by the rostrum much longer in each sex as well as 

 by the complete absence of pattern in the ariangement of scales. 

 From E. lineigera, Pasc, and simplex, Pasc, its much superior 

 size will immediately distinguish it. In E. filirostris, Pasc, the 

 rostrum appears to be much longer still than in E. gravis, while 

 E. storeoides, Pasc, has inter alia a mottled pattern on the elytra. 

 In E. gravis the intermediate ventral sutures are distinctly angular 

 at the sides ; the scales clothing the surface are evidently finer and 

 more seta-like than in the other species known to me. 



Central Australia; McDonnell Ranges; taken by Mr. A. S. 



Wild. 



Emplesis munda, sp.nov. 



Ferruginea; squaniis griseis et ferrugineis vel fuscis vestita; 

 antennis sat validis, funiculi articulo V 2° vix dimidia parte, 

 hoc 3° haud multo, longiori, articulis 3-6 sat brevibus vix 

 trans versis, 7° leviter transverso ; prothorace antice rotundato 

 producto, apicem versus minus subito constricto, lateribus sat 

 rotundatis ; elytris punctulato-striatis, squamis ferrugineis 

 maculatim dispositis ; prosterno antice longitudinal iter con- 

 cavo. [Long- 2, lat. f line. 



Maris rostro minus valido, minus arcuato, prothorace 

 paullo longiori, antennis sat longe ante medium insertis. 



Feminse rostro sat gracili, sat fortiter arcuato, prothorace 

 sat longiori, antennis vix ante medium insertis. 

 In general appearance this species most resembles E. scolopax 

 from which the structure of the rostrum (shorter in both sexes, in 

 the female very much more strongly curved) stouter antennae of 

 differently proportioned joints and quite strongly concave pro- 

 stei-num, «fec., &c., will at once distinguish it. The markings on 

 the prothorax resemble those of E. notata but seem more variable, 

 the abbreviated vittse in some examples traversing the whole 

 length of the segment while in otheis the middle one is absent ; 



