BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 607 



Head densely punctate, punctures more or less concealed; 

 vertex feebly impressed. Rostrum densely, coarsely, and irregu- 

 larly punctate. Scape inserted one-third from apex of rostrum; 

 1st joint of funicle as long as 2nd-3rd combined; club as long as 

 six preceding joints. Prothorax moderately transverse, sides 

 rounded, base feebly bisinuate; tuberculate beneath fascicles; 

 with a distinct median carina (clothed M^ith white scales to base) 

 from apical third to extreme base; denselj'- punctate, punctures 

 concealed. Elytra very slightly wider than prothorax, apex 

 ^•ounded ; subtuberculate beneath fascicles ; striate-punctate, 

 strise feeble, punctures large, round and partially concealed. 

 Under surface with dense but entirely concealed punctures. Legs 

 short; femora grooved, but the grooves almost concealed, four 

 anterior moderately dentate, the posterior almost edentate and 

 scarcely extending to apical segment. Length 10, rostrum 2J; 

 width 5 mm. 



Hah. — West and South Australia; Victoria; Queensland. 



The clothing alone is sufficient to render this a very distinct 

 species. In addition to tbe pale scales noted, a small fascicle at 

 summit of posterior declivity is supplied with a few pale scales. 

 One of the Victorian specimens was taken from a mistletoe. 



Genus WiBURDiA Lea, Proc. Roy. Soc. Vic. xx. 1908, p.l96. 



WlBURDIA SCROBICULATA Lea, Ix. }).196. 



Hah. — New South Wales; Victoria; King Island. 



PsEUDAPRiES Lea, Mem. Soc. Ent. Beige, xvi., 1908, p. 182. 



The species of this genus may be tabulated as follows : — 

 Hind femora strongly dentate. 



Walls bounding median groove impressed in middle... gronopoides Pasc. 

 Walls not so impressed. 



Femora not grooved ptyclioderes, n.sp. 



Front femora feebly grooved corticalis Lea. 



Four front femora feebly grooved nebulosus, n.sp. 



All femora edentate. 



Prothorax with four longitudinal crests of stout scales 



separated by deep channels jubatus, n. sp. 



