106 NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



are not striate, but the elytra of the present species are very dis- 

 tinctly (though not very strongly) striate. 



I have named it, at the suggestion of Mr. Freuch, after Mr. 

 Best, of Melbourne, who is an energetic coleopterist. 



N. Queensland ; presented to me by Mr. French. 



LONGICORNES. 

 Uracanthus Froggatti, sp.nov. 



Angustus, valde elongatus ; piceus, palpis pedibusque (prsesertim 

 anticis) plus minusve rufescentibus ; pube grisea (nihilominus 

 maculis denudatis confuse variegata) sat dense vestitus ; pro- 

 thorace manifesto (praesertim pone medium) sat crasse trans- 

 versim rugato ; elytris apice truncatis, supra vix costatis, 

 leviter nee subtiliter nee erebre punctulatis. 



[Long. 8-9i lat. 1^ line. 

 This species seems very distinct from all previously described 

 on account of its being clothed with whitish-grey pilosity which is 

 rather evenly distributed over the whole surface, except that on 

 the upper surface there are a certain number of small denuded 

 spots, and that in places on the under surface (especially on the 

 prosternum and mesosternum) the pilosity is longer and denser 

 than elsewhere. Comparing this insect with the familiar U. 

 triangularis, I note the following differences : — size much smaller, 

 colour and markings (such as they are) quite unlike, general facies 

 much narrower and more slender, transverse wrinkling of pro- 

 thorax obsolete in front half of that segment, apical margin of 

 elytra truncate and devoid of spines. 



N. S. Wales ; bred by Mr. Froggatt from Lasiopetahun ferru- 

 yineum. 



Rhytiphora fasciata, sp.nov. 



Picea, pube densa tecta (hac albido et fulvo variegata et nigro 

 maculata, maculis nigris in parte mediana majoribus ita 

 dispositis ut fasciam obscuram efficiunt) ; prothorace insequali 

 et tuberculato et transversim plicato ; elytris in tertia parte 



