726 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, xii., 



Hab. — Queensland : CunnamuUa (H. Hardcastle). 



Tn the 1906 table of the genus, would be referred to KK, from 

 all the species of which its elytral sculpture will readily dis- 

 tinguish it. At first glance, it appears close to L. glohicollis, 

 but the scape is considerably longer than in that syiecies, and 

 the prothorax and elytra are really very differently sculptured. 

 In some respects, it is close to the preceding species, but the 

 rostrum is longer and differently sculptured, the antennte thinner, 

 elytra differently sculptured, and abdomen without granules. 

 The median carina of the rostrum is hardly more than traceable 

 on the smallest specimen, but on the others it appears to start 

 from a small interocular fovea, and to terminate before the apical 

 plate; the sublateral sulci are narrow and apparently open pos- 

 teriorly; the scrobes become so shallow posteriorly as to practi- 

 cally vanish. The sculpture of the elytra is very peculiar, and 

 appears to consist of irregularly elevated interstices connected 

 with others by short nodes, giving the general surface a some- 

 what roughly vermiculate appearance; thus, although the suture 

 has no distinct ly elevated tubercles, it appears to be connected 

 with the second interstice by about eight small nodes, each 

 being placed at the distance of about three punctures: the third 

 and fifth interstices have many such transverse nodes, the 

 seventh has a few, but a few distinctly elevated tubercles as 

 well; in consequence, there appear to be numerous narrow, 

 suboblong depressions of undulating depths, between irregular 

 transverse and longitudinal elevations, the punctures themselves 

 are large but mostly shallow, but they become deep and regular 

 on the sides and on part of the apical slope. 



Leptops murinus, n.sp. 



Black. Densely covered with smoky or mouse-coloured scales, 

 in places lightl}' mixed with white; in addition, with numerous 

 stout, more or less decumbent, whitish setse. 



Head somewhat flattened between eyes; interocular fovea con- 

 cealed. Rostrum stout, sides dilated from base to near apex, 

 median carina distinct. Scape short, rather strongly increasing 

 in width to apex; second joint of funicle longer than first, some 



