666 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, X., 



Head with very dense and rather small punctures; a distinct 

 fovea between eyes. Rostrum with dense and small punctures 

 in front, becoming larger and subconfluent towards base; with a 

 narrow carina from interocular fovea to between antennae. 

 Scrobes directed towards lower edge of eyes, but terminated 

 before reaching same. Prothorax rather strongly convex, dis- 

 tinctly wider at base than at apex, with dense granules of 

 medium and small size; with an irregular, abbreviated median 

 carina. Elytra slightly dilated to beyond the middle, shoulders 

 laterally prominent; with rows of fairly large, partially concealed 

 punctures, and with numerous somewhat depressed granules ; 

 alternate interstices moderately but distinctly elevated. Under- 

 surface with rather dense punctures, and finely shagreened. Two 

 basal segments of abdomen somewhat depressed in middle. 

 Length, 10 mm. 



9. Differs in being larger (12 mm.) and considerably wider, 

 elytra much larger, two basal segments of abdomen gently convex, 

 and legs somewhat shorter. 



Hah. — Tasmania: Mount Wellington, including the summit 

 (A. M. Lea). 



The sides of the rostrum are flattened in front and quite 

 glabrous there, so as to be reminiscent of the Tanyrhynchides. 

 The type-male has a curious greyish appearance, and, in size and 

 general appearance, is not unlike Rhinaria granulosa; the type- 

 female is abraded, and, owing to the greater width of her elytra, 

 the resemblance to the species named is not so apparent. In 

 the male, the elytra at their widest appear to be nearly twice 

 the width of the prothorax, but the proportions are 5 J : 3 J mm.; 

 in the female, they appear to be considerably more than twice 

 the width of the prothorax, but the proportions are 7J : 4J mm. 



Subfamily Erirhinides. 



AOPLOCNEMIS BIFASCICULATUS, n.Sp. 



Dark reddish-brown, almost black; legs and antennae reddish, 

 rostrum and club somewhat darker. Irregularly clothed with 

 white scales; with a distinct black fascicle on each elytron at 

 summit of posterior declivity. 



