BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 611 



at sides of rostrum than elsewhere. Prothorax with four very 

 distinct and rather wide longitudinal crests of erect scales, all of 

 which are large, but those along the centre of the crests very 

 large, the two outer crests continued to constriction, the two 

 median joined together at the base. Elytra with large soft scales, 

 the suture, 3rd and 5th interstices, and shoulders with crests 

 somewhat as on prothorax, but smaller and the scales composing 

 them less uniform in size. Undersurface and legs with rather 

 large soft scales, intermingled with numerous suberect setose 

 ones. 



Head feebly depressed between eyes. Rostrum not very short, 

 parallel-sided; densely and moderately strongly punctate; appa- 

 rently feebly costate towards base. Scape inserted one-third 

 from base of rostrum, slightly longer than two basal joints of 

 funicle, these subequal in length. Prothorax distinctly trans- 

 verse, apex about half the width of base; longitudinally excavated 

 at sides and middle, median excavation closed posteriorly by 

 scutellar lobe, the lateral excavations open at base and apex. 

 Elytra about once and one-third the width of prothorax, sides 

 subparallel to near apex; seriate-foveate, fove^e round and close 

 together, but partially concealed; 3rd, 5th, and 7th interstices 

 raised. Basal segment of abdomen with a semicircular row 

 of ten very large punctures, which are almost concealed by 

 clothing. Femora edentate, widely and feebly grooved. Length 

 5^, rostrum 1^; width 2|^mm. 



Rab.—^ew South Wales(J. Faust). 



In this species the prothorax is differently sculptured and the 

 3rd tarsal joint is no wider than the 2nd, and is almost simple. 

 It is possible that it should be regarded as the type of a new 

 genus, but as in the other features, especially in the metasternum, 

 it agrees very well with the four preceding species, I have not 

 considered it advisable to separate it generically. 



PsEUDAPRiES GRONOPOiDES Pasc; Mast. Cat., Sp. No. 5509. 

 {Chcetectetorus Pasc). 



Dr. R. Gestro has kindly given me two cDtypes of this species 

 from Yule Island. It is certainly a Pseudapries, in general 



