BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 431 



Head coarsely punctate; eyes moderately large and scarcely 

 approximate. Rostrum moderately long, sides incurved to middle, 

 but slightly swollen at insertion of antennae; distinctly punc- 

 tate throughout but coarsely so on basal half; without median 

 ridge. Scape inserted two-fifths from apex of rostrum and shorter 

 than funicle; 2nd joint of funicle slightly longer than 1st, 5th-7th 

 transverse. Prothorax rather strongly transverse, sides strongly 

 rounded; with dense round punctures; with a continuous but 

 rather feeble median carina. Elytra not much wider than pro- 

 thorax and about twice and one-half as long; sculpture as in the 

 preceding species. Punctures of under surjace dense, but on the 

 metasternal episterna not quite continuous. Femora strongly 

 and acutely dentate. Length 8J, rostrum 2; width 4| mm. 



ZTaJ.— N.S.W. : Blue Mountains (Rev. T. Blackburn), Went- 

 worth Falls (Mr. A. Simson)— Tas. : Hobart (Mr. F. A. Rodway). 



On one of the specimens under examination the dark scales 

 form four very feeble elytral fasciae. 



Tyrt^osus urens, n.sp. 



Black ; tarsi and antennae dull red. Moderately densely 

 clothed with blackish scales; prothorax with several indistinct 

 patches of pale scales; elytra with distinct but irregular and not 

 sharply defined fasciae; scutellum with dense pale scales. Under 

 surface, legs, head and rostrum obscurely clothed. 



Head densely punctate ; eyes moderately widely separated. 

 Rostrum rather long and thin, sides very feebly incurved to 

 middle; with strong punctures throughout, but smaller in front 

 of antennae. Scape inserted one-fourth from apex of rostrum and 

 the length of funicle; 1st joint of funicle stouter and longer than 

 2nd, the others transverse. Prothorax feebly transverse, sides 

 moderately rounded; densety and coarsely punctate, median carina 

 traceable but nowhere distinct. Elytra narrow, not much wider 

 than and about twice and one-half the length of prothorax ; 

 striate-punctate, punctures large and distinct; interstices densely 

 punctate and the width of striae. Under surjace (including 3rd 

 and 4th abdominal segments) densely punctate; metasternal epi- 



