HY ARTHUR M. I.KA. 603- 



PsEUDOMETYRUs ANTARKS Erichs.; I.e. No.5539. 

 CryptorhyncJiUS antareti Erichs. 



Black, antennae dull red; rostrum opaque in (J, shining and 

 somewhat diluted with red in Q. Moflerately densely clothed: 

 with ochreous-brown and rather elongate scales, paler and longer 

 on under surface and legs than on upper surface; a patch of 

 whitish scales in middle of base of prothorax and a more or less 

 distinct subquadrate patch at apex of elytra. Prothorax with 

 six fascicles, each elytron with about six moderately distinct and 

 a few feebler ones, a small fascicle on each side of apex. 



Rostrum straight; in ^ decreasing in width to antennae, in 9 

 suddenly decreasing half-way to antennae, thence parallel-sided to 

 apex; in ^ coarsely and irregularly punctate to apex, in ^ apical 

 three-fourths almost impunctate. Scape inserted three-sevenths 

 from apex in $, slightl}^ nearer middle in 9. Prothorax with 

 dense round punctures, not entirely concealed by clothing, the 

 tubular apex shorter than in preceding species: feebly tuberculate 

 beneath fascicles, i^/^/i?'^^ considerably wider and less than thrice 

 the length of prothorax; striate-punctate, striae feeble, punctures 

 rather large, 3rd and 5th interstices feebly tuberculate beneath 

 fascicles, but not raised to any extent. Under surface and legs 

 with dense round more or less concealed punctures; metastemal 

 episterna irregularly punctate. Femora moderately strongly and 

 almost equally dentate; posterior extending to middle of apical 

 segment in (J, scarcely so far in Q. Length 9, rostrum 21; 

 width 4 mm. 



Hah. — Tasmania. 



Dr. Erichson describes the prothorax as having three sordid 

 white lines; on one of the specimens under examination these 

 lines are just traceable; on another the white scales at apex of 

 elytra form a very distinct patch. 



PSRUDOMETVRUS PLACIDUS, n.sp. 



9. Black, rostrum and antenn;e dull red; rostrum shining. 

 Clothing and fascicles as in the preceding except that (at least 



