BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 619 



Rostrum with sides moderately incurved to middle; base 

 moderately strongly punctate, apex finely punctate. Scape 

 inserted almost in exact middle of rostrum, slightly shorter than 

 funicle. Prothorax moderately transverse, apex rather suddenly 

 narrowed and subtubular; fee'bly raised beneath fascicles; densely 

 and strongly punctate, punctures round and concealed by clothing. 

 Elijtra considerably wider than prothorax, derm entirely con- 

 cealed; shoulders oblique; apex triangularly emarginate, the 

 apices with long scales; fascicles supported on tubercles, the large 

 median fascicles boldly rising from a gentle slope; striate- 

 punctate, strise in places interrupted, the punctures large, but 

 traceable with more or less difficulty. Under surface densely and 

 moderately strongly punctate. Mesosternal receptacle longi- 

 tudinal. Femora rather feebly dentate. Length 7, rostrum 2; 

 width 3^; variation in length 6-7 mm. 



Hah. — Tasmania. 



In a specimen under examination, the scales of both upper and 

 undersurfaces, and the legs are of a deep black, with the excep- 

 tion of a few white scales sprinkled about. Although the pro- 

 thoracic punctures are concealed by the clothing, their outlines 

 (especially at the sides) can be traced. In 5> ^^^ rostrum is 

 slightly longer, and the punctures are decidedly smaller than in 

 (J. In one specimen the elytral derm appears to be a dingy 

 testaceous-yellow. 



Tychreus fumosus, n.sp. 



Short, broad, convex, outline somewhat angular. Rostrum (in 

 9, the aperture only in (J), antennae (club dark brown), apex of 

 tibiae, and tarsi reddish. Densely clothed with large soft scales 

 of a greyish-brown colour, in places with a darker tinge; head 

 and base of rostrum with pale and very pale brown scales; in 

 addition the upper surface and legs with stout semierect scales. 

 Under surface with whitish-grey scales. Prothorax with six 

 fascicles; each elytron with from six to ten fascicles, of which 

 the most distinct is on the 2nd interstice at summit of posterior 

 declivit}^ 



