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than pi'otliorax at base, ])ut very little wider than in middle; 

 ■sttiate-puiictate, strii^ distinct, punctures almost entirely con- 

 "Cealed, 3i<l and otli interstices very distinctly raised. Punctures 

 of under surface and legs almost entirely concealed. Fertioni 

 acutely and equall}'' dentate, posterior extending to apical 

 segment. Length 4J, rostrum i; width ^^^ mm. 

 Hah — Q.: Endeavour River(Macleay Museum). 

 In this species the scape is inserted slightl}' (but sufficiently 

 ■ distinctly) nearer base than apex; it and Metyrihs albicollis ai-e 

 the only ones in the group having the scales in distinct patterns. 

 Neither the prothorax nor elytra could truly be called fasciculate, 

 but in addition to the ordinary scales there are a number of 

 stout semierect ones on the flanks of prothorax and alternate 

 interstices of elytra. 



Genus P s e u D o M E T Y k u s Lea, Ann. Soc. Ent. Beige, 1909, 



p. . 

 Rostrum perfectly straight. 



Prothorax not wider across middle than at base taminatus Lea. 



Prothorax wider across middle than at base. 



Elytra but slightly wider than prothorax and thiice 



as long sirim Er. 



Elytra considerably wider than prothorax and less 



than thrice as long , antares'EiX. 



Kostrum slightly curved.* 



Scape (if anything) inserted slightly nearer base than 



apex of rostrum placidm, n.Q^. 



Scape inserted distinctly nearer apex than base. 



Elytra but slightly wider than prothorax and thrice 



as long cyhndricus, n.s-g. 



Elytra considerably wider than prothorax and less 

 than thrice as long. 



Rostrum parallel-sided (or almost so) persiiuilis, n.sp. 



Rostrum considerably wider at base than apex ricurms, n.sp. 



PSEUDOMETYRUS LAMINATUS Lea, l.C. p. 



Hab. — New South Wales. 



* When seen in protile, from above it appears to be straight. 



