BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 421 



Head with concealed punctures. Rostrum slightly longer thtui 

 prothorax, base considerably wider than apex; basal fourth 

 rather strongly punctate, elsewhere shining and impunctate. 

 First joint of funicle slightly longer than 2nd, 4tli-7th transverse. 

 Prothorax rather strongly transverse, posterior angles scarcel}^ 

 produced; with dense concealed punctures and with small 

 scattered granules. Elytra ai,h out twice and one-third the length 

 of prothorax; striate-punctate, punctures concealed; interstices 

 separately convex, wider than striai, the 3rd rather distinctly 

 raised at base, all (but more noticeably those nearest to the 

 suture) with minute shining granules. Under surface with dense, 

 regular, partially concealed punctures. Femora minutely dentate. 

 Length 6 J, rostrum 2 J; width 3| ram. 



Ilab. — Q.: Endeavour River (Macleay Museum). 



Of the two specimens under examination one has the derm of 

 an almost uniform reddish-brown, tlie other is somewhat paler, 

 with the rostrum, antennae and legs still paler. The paler speci- 

 men has the clothing as described, but on the darker one the 

 jnarkings are less distinct. 



Sympediosoma obliquifasciatum, n.sp. 



Reddish-brown, antennae dull red. Very densely clothed with 

 soft pale fawn-coloured scales, and with a very distinct fascia of 

 paler scales extending from each shoulder to near the suture 

 slightly before the middle. Under surface with pale scales 

 varying from thin to almost perfectly circular, and dense in some 

 places and sparse in others; legs with dense scales the colour of 

 those on prothorax, but with white ones rather thickly distributed. 

 Head and base of rostrum with darker scales than elsewhere, but 

 the former with a feeble median line of paler scales. 



Head with concealed punctures. Rostrum the length of pro- 

 thorax, apex as wide as base, sides rather strongly incurved to 

 middle; basal third and basal half rather strongl}' punctate, else- 

 where shining and minutely punctate First joint of funicle 

 slightly longer than 2nd. Prothorax strongly transverse, sides 

 rather suddenly narrowed at apical third, posterior angles pro- 



