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extending to apex of abdomen; tibiae slightly compressed; tarsi 

 shorter than tibiae, 4th joint moderately long. Elliptic, moderately 

 convex, squamose, winged. 



Allied to the preceding genus, but the eyes smaller and with 

 larger facets, the club of the antennae much shorter and with 

 almost straight sutures and the legs shorter. The mesosternal 

 receptacle in both is U-shaped, but in the preceding genus it is 

 raised in front and almost obliterated at base, so that the termi- 

 nation of the pectoral canal is not sharply defined. In the 

 present genus, although decidedly open, the termination of the 

 canal is sharply defined. 



Episodiocis microderes, n.sp. 



(J(?), Black, antennae dull red. Densely clothed with ochreous- 

 brown scales, scutelluTii with whitish scales. Under surface 

 (except between four posterior coxae, where the scales are darker 

 and denser) with longer, paler and sparser clothing than elsewhere. 

 Head and basal third of rostrum densely clothed. 



Head with dense concealed punctures. Rostrum moderately 

 curved, slightly longer than prothorax; shining and finely punctate 

 except at base where the clothing is dense and the punctures 

 rather coarse. Scape inserted slightly closer to apex than base 

 of rostrum; 1st joint of funicle the length of 2nd-3rd combined, 

 2nd the length of 3rd-4th combined, 7th moderately transverse. 

 Prothorax small, base lightly bisinuate and less than twice the 

 width of apex; punctures dense but concealed. Scutellum sub- 

 oblong. Elytra oblong-cordate, once and one-half the width and 

 almost thrice the length of prothorax, base trisinuate, shoulders 

 oblique, sides subparallel to apical third; with series of rather 

 strong but almost concealed punctures; interstices not convex, 

 much wider than punctures, third with two feeble tubercular 

 elevations (one at basal third and one at middle), the fifth with 

 one (forming the preapical callus). Under surface rather densely 

 but not very distinctly punctate. Femora stout and rather 

 obtusely dentate. Length 7, rostrum 2; width 3 J mm. 



Hab. — N.S.W. : Clarence River (Macleay Museum). 



