BY ASTHUK M. LXA 2-57 



in a point: the stripe is parallel for most of its lengtlu aod covers 

 two inter-tices: elsewhejne the scales are white; nostram with a 

 few small scale* at extreme base, elsewheie niKie. 



H*ad densely punctate: ocular fovea Icoigitodinal, distinct. 

 Rostrnm cnrved, di^htly Icmger than prothorax, poiictate at littse 

 and sides and with a few straggling pnnctnres to near the middle. 

 Scape longer and thinner than is nsnaL longer than first tiro 

 joints of funicle, these also slightly longer than usual, iad joint 

 distinctly longer than 1st or 3rd-5th ccmbined, 5th-6th globular, 

 7rh transverse, PnrfAarii*" longer than wide, con vei:, sides almost 

 straight, apex not much more than half the width of base, base 

 strongly bisinuate: scales on the disc slightly raised and ailowing 

 punctures to be seen ^mW/mjm transverse, not at all n^ed. 

 E'ljini oblong-cordate, not much wiier than prothorax at base, 

 shoulders round-xi. rafher proaninent. apex feebly einarsinare, 

 striation very feeble and only noticeable at extreme apex and 

 sides. M^^:^tirnal nc^ptad* as in the preceding. Li^$ short, 

 thick: all the tibise with small teeth beneath. Leagth 4». rv>stnim 

 1|: width 24 mm. 



^^,r._W.A. : Swan River. 



I have but one specimen <^ taken with the sweep net at 3d[idlaiid 

 Junction^: it is probably a female, but the sexual characters in 

 ^oaycAw^ are so very slight that (witho it dissection) it is almost 

 impossible to tell the sex of a unique specimen. 



AoNYCHUS LiXKATrs. Pasc; /.c, Xo 553:?. 



Black, rostium shining: antenn;ie ^the club black) dingy-red, 

 Clothevi with whitish, variegated with pale greyish-lrown scales* 

 having a stripe^! appearance on elytra, the stripes distinct 

 ^especially on sutured to the nnked eye. but indistinct under a 



lens. 



Rostrum long, thin, modei-ately curvevi. parallel-sided: dnelv 



pinctate: behind antenna feebly ridged in middle, Funicle with 



the second joint on^v and one-third the length of Ist. 6th and 7] 



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