504 NEW SPECIE.S OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, xi., 



median depression. Two basal segments of ahdoynen with a wide 

 depression, common to both. Femora stout, strongly dentate. 

 Length, 5 mm. 



Hah. — N.S.W.: Sydney, on flowers of JJanksia marginata (H. 

 W. Cox, his Nos.118 and 2688). 



Very distinct from all previously described species; but in 

 structure approaching M. cirrifera, M. carpophaga, and M. sub- 

 lineata. Of the two males before me, one has the legs, except 

 for the third tarsal joint, entirely reddish; while the other has 

 them considerably darker, only the claw-joint being decidedly 

 reddish. A specimen, evidently the female, differs in being 

 larger (6 mm.), scutellum, elytra (except apex), and sterna black, 

 and all the rest more or less reddish. Its metasternum, except 

 for the medio-apical impression, is evenly convex, and the two 

 basal segments of the abdomen are evenly convex. 



Myositta tessellata, n.sp. 



(J. Pale reddish-castaneous. Moderately clothed with depressed 

 stramineous setse or thin scales, giving the elytra a tessellated 

 appearance, and denser on sides of undersurface than elsewhere. 



Head with fairly dense punctures; a vague depression between 

 eyes. Rostrum lightly curved, slightly longer than prothorax, 

 with rather dense and small punctures becoming slightly larger 

 about base. Scape thin, almost as long as funicle and club com- 

 bined, club about as long as the five preceding joints combined. 

 Prothorax moderately transverse, sides constricted near apex, 

 then rather strongly dilated to near base, and then decreasing 

 to base itself ; with dense and moderately coarse punctures. 

 Elytra much wider than prothorax, shoulders rounded, sides 

 decreasing in width from near base; with rows of fairly large, 

 subquadrate punctures, becoming smaller and more rounded 

 posteriorly. Two basal segments of abdome^i with a wide, shallow 

 depression, common to both. Femora stout, strongly dentate. 

 Length, 4:|-4| mm. 



Q. Differs in having medio-apical impression of metasternum 

 somewhat narrower, two basal segments of abdomen evenly con- 

 vex, and rostrum slightly thinner, with smaller punctures. 



