BY A. M. LEA. 557 



Head with dense and small punctures. Eyes prominent, widely 

 separated, moderately notched and (for the genus) decidedly 

 small. Antenna? moderately long, second joint subglobular, 

 decidedly shorter and stouter than third, none of the other's 

 transverse, eleventh slightly longer and wider than tenth. Pro- 

 thorax rather small, distinctly transverse, sides gently rounded- 

 punctures dense and rather sharply defined; with three feeble 

 impressions across middle, and four at base, the two median ones 

 of the latter more conspicuous than the otiiers. Elytra much 

 wider than prothorax, parallel-sided to neai' apex, with two, 

 feeble, sub-basal impressions; with dense and sharply defined 

 punctures of moderate size, becoming smaller (but quite distinct) 

 posteriorly. Legs rather long and thin. Length, \\ mm. 



9. Differs in being rather more robust, eyes smaller and more 

 distant, antenna? shorter, second joint larger and some of the 

 others lightly transverse, abdomen more convex, and legs slightly 

 shorter. 



Hab. — Tasm.: Huon River, Mole Creek (A. M. Lea). 



A short, dumpy species, with blackish antennjie, rather close to 

 X. .If-foveatus, but slightly smaller, antenna; and legs darker, pro- 

 thoracic impressions not quite the same at the base, and with an 

 additional (but feeble) one in middle of the disc. At first glance, 

 the whole of the appendages appear to be blackish; but, on close 

 examination, the coxa?, and parts of the tibiae and tarsi are seen 

 to be obscurely testaceous. In the type-female, the subscutellar 

 elevations are feeble, but traceable; but they are practically absent 

 from the male. 



Xylophilus bimaculiventhis, u.sp. 



Of a dingy piceous-brown; head almost black, elytra, muzzle, 

 antenna?, palpi and legs of a more or less dingy brownish-testa- 

 ceous; a fairly large, oblique, elliptic, flavous spot on each side of 

 base of abdomen. With very short, ashen pubescence. 



Head with minute punctures. Eyes prominent, w idely separ- 

 ated, moderately notched in front, and (for the genus) rather 

 small. Antennae rather long and thin, second joint subglobular, 

 slightly shorter than third, none transverse, eleventh wider than 



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