BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 247 



Head with sparse and moderately large punctures not at all 

 concealed. Rostrum slightly longer than prothorax, sides almost 

 parallel, with rather sparse and small elongate punctures, no 

 denser towards base than elsewhere; with a very feeble median 

 ridge from base to between antennae. Scape inserted two-fifths 

 from apex of rostrum; 1st joint of funicle slightly shorter than 

 2nd, the others subglobular. Prothorax moderately transverse; 

 with large, deep, not very dense but in places confluent punctures. 

 Elytra about once and one-half the width and almost thrice the 

 length of prothorax; striate-punctate, punctures deep and longer 

 than wide, of large size but partially concealed; interstices scarcely 

 separately convex, regular and wider than punctures. Under 

 surface with sparse and indistinct punctures, except for a few of 

 moderate size at sides of metasternum and of 1st and 5th 

 abdominal segments; the 1st with a subcircular flat (setose) space 

 in the middle from which the sides rapidly slope away. Posterior 

 femora almost extending to apex of abdomen. Length 8, 

 rostrum 2|; width 4 mm. 



Hob. — Swan River (Herr J. Faust). 



A remarkably distinct species. The clothing of the meta- 

 sternum and basal segment of abdomen, with the shape of the 

 latter are almost unique in the subfamily. The prothoracic 

 punctures are of an unusual character, and each contains a long 

 thin scale, the surface elsewhere being nude. 



Bleptocis,* n.g. 



Eijes subapproximate. Pectoral canal terminated between four 

 anterior coxae. Mesosternal receptacle feebly raised, base rather 

 stout, emargination briefly U-shaped, cavernous. Metasternutn 

 longer than the following segment ; episterna rather narrovv. 

 Second segment of abdomen the length of 5th and slightly but 

 noticeably longer than 3rd or 4th. Legs long and thin; femora 

 dentate and feebly grooved. Other characters as in the preceding 

 genus. 



This genus is very close to the preceding one, but the above 

 characters should prevent the two from being confounded together. 



* ^XfTTTos, worth seeing; kis. 



