728 NEW SPECIES OP AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, xii., 



parallel-sided to near apex, and then rather strongly inflated; 

 median carina distinct, except near base and apex; sublateral 

 sulci narrow, at base suddenly directed inwards so as almost to 

 touch the interocular fovea; scrobes deep, directed on to lower 

 surface, where they almost meet. Antennae modeiately stout; 

 scape not quite touching the eye; two basal joints of funicle of 

 equal length, but second apparently the longer (from above), 

 some of the following ones feebly transverse. Prcthorax not 

 much wider than long, sides irregularly rounded, with an irregu- 

 lar medio-frontal excavation; with numerous rounded tubercles 

 or large granules, a few of which are irregularly conjoined. 

 Elytra subelliptic, at base scarcely wider than prothorax, but 

 much wider across middle; with irregular rows of large punc- 

 tures, becoming regular on sides; third, fifth, and seventh inter- 

 stices tuberculate. Legs rather stout; tibiae not visibly denticu- 

 late. Length, 15mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Coen (J. A. Anderson); unique. 



In the 1906 table of the genus, would be associated with L. 

 superciliaris, whieh is a much smaller and otherwise very different 

 species. The combination, in fact, of sublateral sulci almost 

 meeting on the upper surface, and scrobes almost meeting on the 

 undersurface, is without parallel in the genus. It is a rough- 

 looking species, at first glance like some females of L. multi- 

 nodosus and L. cicatricosus. A few of the scales have a faint 

 golden lustre; each of the femora has an obscure dark ring. 

 The elvtral tubercles are mostly obtuse, although a few are sub- 

 conical; the largest is on the third interstice at summit of apical 

 slope, the next largest is on the fifth; on the seventh, they are 

 few in number and small. 



Leptops concinnus, n.sp. 



Black. Very densely clothed with glistening white scales, 

 with a silvery or rosy gloss; setae mostly confined to rostrum, 

 legs, and undersurface. 



/lead somewhat flattened between eyes; interocular fovea not 

 traceable. Rostrum moderately long; median carina apparently 

 absent, intermediate ones obtuse; sublateral sulci rather deep. 



