680 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, X., 



in size, colour, and in the curious prothoracic margins. I believe 

 that they belong to Eudela, as several Queensland weevils, which 

 I consider to be congeneric with them, differ in the femora as 

 follows : — 



E. fiavipennis. All femora edentate. 



E. arviicollis and E. atra. Four hind femora dentate, the 

 others edentate. 



E. castanea. All femora strongly dentate. 



EUDELA ARMICOLLIS, n.sp. 



$. Head, rostrum, antennae, prothorax and legs of a more or 

 less dingy castaneous; elsewhere black, abdomen sometimes ob- 

 scurely diluted with red posteriorly. Head sometimes feebly 

 infuscated between eyes. Moderately densely clothed with short 

 pubescence, almost white on lower surface, darker on upper. 



Head rather small; with dense and rather small clearly defined 

 punctures. Eyes large and latero-frontal. Rostrum rather thin 

 about the length of prothorax, lightly curved; with dense punc- 

 tures, subseriately arranged behind antennae. Antennae mocler- 

 atel}" thin, inserted two-fifths from apex of rostrum; scape about 

 as long as funicle; basal joint of funicle rather stout, about as 

 long as three following combined, second somewhat longer but 

 no wider than third; club rather briefly elliptic, subcontinuous 

 with funicle. Prothorax flattened, strongly transverse, base 

 widely rounded and twice the width of apex, each side strongly 

 ridged from base, the ridge terminating in a distinct tooth, 

 slightly nearer apex than base; with very dense, clearly defined 

 punctures, somewhat larger than on head. Scutellum small, with 

 distinct punctures. Elytra not much wider than prothorax, sides 

 gently rounded, each strongly separately rounded at apex: with 

 rows of distinct but not very large punctures, in narrow striae; 

 interstices much wider than striae, with small and dense punc- 

 tures. Undersurface with dense, and rather small punctures. 

 Basal segment of abdomen flattened in middle. Pygidium large, 

 sides encroached upon by apical segments. Legs stout; four 

 hind femora obtusely dentate. Length, 3^-3|mm. 



