BY A. M. LEA. 559 



first joint not very long, its apical portion subglobular, second 

 small and subglobular, third slightly longer than first or fourth, 

 feebly dilated to apex, fourth to tenth subequal in length, each 

 lightly and regularly dilated to apex, eleventh slightly longer 

 than tenth, its tip moderately acute. Apical joint of palpi 

 securiform. Prothorax rather small, about as long as wide, dis- 

 tinctly narrower than head; with a conspicuous, semidouble, 

 medio-basal impression, and a smaller but distinct one on each 

 side of base, a distinct impression across middle at apical third, 

 but rather shallow in middle, and with a vague, median line; 

 with dense punctures, slightly larger than on head. Scutellum 

 minute. Elytra lightly convex, distinctly wider than prothorax, 

 almost parallel-sided to near apex^ with a vague swelling on each 

 side of scutellum ; punctures crowded, sharply defined, and 

 slightly larger than on prothorax, becoming smaller (but still 

 distinct) posteriorly. Sterna with crowded and moderately 

 large punctures; metasternum elongate, with a distinct, medio- 

 apical fovea. Abdomen large, all sutures distinct; with dense, 

 sharply defined punctures, rather smaller than on sterna; second 

 and fifth segments slightly larger than each of the others. Z^^/.s- 

 rather long and thin; front coxae touching, middle pair lightly, 

 the hind ones moderately separated, hind-femora moderately 

 stout, hindmargin with a conspicuous patch or fringe of pale 

 pubescence, shorter near base than in middle, so as to cause a 

 notched appearance. Length, 2J-2i mm. 



ifrtft.— Tasm.: Hobart (A. M. Lea). 



The suture between the two basal segments of abdomen is 

 (juite distinct across the middle; the margins of the prothorax 

 are not keeled, and the prosternal sutures are rather distinct; 

 the clothing of the hind-femora is remarkable, but there are 

 many Xylophili with curious, femoral clothing. Under a com- 

 pound power, the hind-tibiae appear to be terminated by two 

 small spines (invisible under a Coddington lens), and the hind- 

 tarsi to have the basal joint as long as the rest combined, the 

 second short, the third produced as a lobe under the base of the 

 fourth, and each claw to have an obtuse swelling at its base, 



