BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 659 



with two very distinct eye-like spots of sooty-black scales sur- 

 rounded by white scales, the white scales conjoined between the 

 two spots; each elytron at apex with a round spot of velvety-black 

 scales surrounded bv a snowv-white rincr: white scales mariicininii 

 scutellum. 



Head with punctures and ocular fovea concealed; eyes almost 

 touching. Rostrum slightly shorter than prothorax and rather 

 wide, wider at apex than elsewhere : coarsely punctate, but 

 punctures more or less concealed behind antennae; with a feeble 

 median ridge. Scape shorter than funicle, inserted two-fifths 

 from apex of i-ostrum ; two basal joints of funicle stout but 

 moderately long, the others transverse. Prothorax moderately 

 transverse, sides strongly rounded, base strongly bisinuate; disc 

 feebly, the sides rathet strongly, punctate. Scutellum round, 

 leveLwith but separated from eh'tra by a circular impression. 

 Elijtra considerably (but not suddenly) wider than prothorax, 

 and fully thrice as long, sides gently and continuously rounded; 

 with series of small distant punctures; interstices much wider 

 than punctures, and not separately rounded. Under surface 

 rather densely punctate: 3rd and ith abdominal segments drawn 

 backwards at sides. Femora stout, rather acutely dentate, 

 posterior scarcely extending to apical segment ; all the tibiae 

 angular at the outer base, the posterior near the apex as well. 

 Length ^h, rostrum 2: width oh mm. 



Hab.—S.S.W.: Ballina (Mr. W. AV. Froggatt). 



The outline of this species is much the same as that of Metrania 

 jyaUiata as figured by Mr. Pascoe."^ The eye-like spots are very 

 distinct on both head and elytra; the white scales about the 

 scutellum are less distinct; on the prothorax there are several 

 feeble clusters of pale scales. The sooty scales on. the unique 

 specimen under examination have a greasy appearance, despite 

 the fact that it has been boiled as well as soaked for some con- 

 siderable time in chloroform. 



* Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool.,xi., pi. xiii., fig. 11, 1S7-. 



