BY A. M. LEA. 685 



thorax, slightly longer than wide; with regular rows of large, 

 partially concealed punctures; interstices with dense punctures. 

 Femora stout, acutely dentate, the front pair with a small tooth 

 in emargination; four front tibije rather strongly curved. Length, 

 3J mm. 



Hah. — Queensland : Cairns (E. Allen). 



The bases of the femora, sterna, and parts of head and of 

 rostrum are almost black, the antennae are distinctly darker than 

 the legs, but the tarsi are almost as dark. The clothing varies 

 from almost white, through ochreous, to black. Between the 

 eyes, there is a distinct ochreous spot. On the prothorax, there 

 is a dark, sharply limited, medio-basal triangle, with two minute 

 black fascicles at its tip; there are also two similar fascicles at 

 the apex. The sides are rather densely clothed with ochreous 

 scales. On tlie elytra, there are some white or whitish scales on 

 each side, close to the scutellum, and forming a rather vague 

 median fascia (fairly wide at suture, and very narrow towards 

 the sides). Behind the scutellum is a depressed fascicle of ochreous 

 and sooty scales. On the fifth interstice, there are two fascicles: 

 one just before the middle, the other just after; the latter is 

 slightly the smaller, and, from it, a vague whitish line can be 

 traced to the apex. On the undersurface and legs, the scales are 

 white or whitish. I have seen but the type, evidently a female 

 in perfect condition; but probably older specimens will have the 

 clothing less conspicuously variegated. 



Haplonyx nigrolineatus, n.sp. 



Reddish-brown, rostrum and club somewhat darker. Rather 

 densely clothed with ochreous, varied with white and sooty 

 scales. 



Rostrum long, subcylindrical, almost straight ; with dense 

 punctures, distinct in front, but partially concealed elsewhere. 

 Prothorax not much wider than long, and, at apex, distinctly 

 narrower than long; punctures partially concealed. Elytra dis- 

 tinctly wider than prothorax, slightly longer than wide; with 

 regular rows of rather large, partially concealed punctures; inter- 

 stices with dense and almost concealed punctures. Femora stout, 



