BY A. M. LEA. 501 



Antennse rather short and thin. Prothorax ahuost as long as 

 wide, sides feebly rounded; with a vague median depression, and 

 with large punctures clearly indicated through clothing. Elytra 

 suboblong, much wider than prothorax; with rows of large punc- 

 tures, partially concealed by clothing ; alternate interstices 

 elevated, and the third and fifth with tubercles. Undersurface 

 with large punctures indicated through clothing. Legs rather 

 short. Length, 4-4^ mm. 



Hah. — West Australia: Beverley(A. M. Lea), Fremantle. 



In general appearance, ()[uite a typical species of the genus, 

 but the head, although wide and depressed between the eyes, and 

 with infra-ocular lobes, has no crest above each eye, and these 

 are quite distinct from above. There is, however, a very strong 

 tubercle on each side at the base of the rostrum, sliglitly in front 

 of the eye. The third tarsal joint is no wider than the second, 

 and is not deeply bilobed. On two specimens, the^scales on the 

 elytra and legs are almost uniform, the brown being but little in 

 evidence. But on a third, the elytra are conspicuously varie- 

 gated, the majority of the scales being brown verging to sooty, 

 and there are two, conspicuous, irregular, pale fascia;, one near 

 the base, the other crowning the posterior declivity; its pro- 

 thorax is rather conspicuously alternatel}' striped with brown 

 and grey scales. On the elytra, the third interstice has an 

 obtuse but fairly distinct tubercle at the base, one before and 

 one behind the middle, and a large conical one at summit of the 

 posterior declivity; the fifth has one before, and one at middle, 

 one crowning the posterior declivity, and one below same; there 

 is also a small tubercle where the third and fifth are conjoined 

 near apex. On the other specimens, the only fairly conspicuous 

 tubercles are those on or about the summit of the declivity, the 

 others, however, being indicated by slight swellings, with darker 

 scales than on the adjacent surface. 



Ethemaia ferruginea, n.sp. 



Densely clothed with rusty-brown scales, everywhere conceal- 

 ing the derm, except for parts of the appendages. In addition, 

 with a few suberect, stout sette. 



