320 DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIRS OF BOSTRYCHID^, 



covered with a yell"wisii pubescence, pitcljy, the abdominal seg- 

 ments tinged and edged with red, with the apical one entirely red. 

 Legs, antennae, and palpi testaceous. Length 6| mm. 



Sydney. 



Having a strong superficial resemblance to the preceding species. 



Apate retusa, n.sp. 



Oblong, reddish-piceous, shining and punctate. Head pitchy, 

 densely punctate, with a punctate fovea in the centre of the 

 clypeal suture, and the head lighter in colour and less punctate 

 immediately behind it. Thorax piceous-red, darker in front than 

 behind, slightly transverse, convex, granulated and dentate in 

 front, smooth, shining and very minutely punctate behind and 

 having a very minute pubescence at the base. Elytra darker 

 than the rest of the body, except towards the base, truncated at 

 about two-fifths from the apex, humeral angles sligb.tly prominent 

 and minutely punctate ; balance of elytra coarsely and densely 

 punctate, the punctures increasing in size towards the apex, 

 and largest and deepest on the retuse portion, which is nearly 

 black, dull, finely hairy, and margined all round, the margin very 

 slight on the upper portion near the suture, at the middle it is 

 produced outwards and slightly wavy, with the apex terminating 

 in a flat projection which extends a short distance beyond the 

 abdomen ; between the suture and the humeral angle are two 

 costae, invisible from above and extending from the base to the 

 declivity of each elytron. Underside of body dark reddish- 

 testaceous, minutly punctate, more densely on the abdomen, and 

 sparingly clothed with a fine whitish pubescence ; the apical 

 abdominal segment has a fovea in the centre, and behind it a 

 shallower one on each side. Legs piceous-red, minutely punctate 

 and pubescent ; antennae very little paler. Length ,5| mm. 



Tam worth. 



Somewhat resembles Rhizopertlia collaris^ Macl., in appearance, 

 but its more elongate form, and complete margin to the retuse 

 portion of the elytra, will readily distinguish it ; in that species 

 the thorax is entirely black. 



