BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 673 



along the middle almost impimctate; at base with three feeble 

 ridges and four feeble grooves, the lateral ones terminated before 

 antennae, the median very short; beneath with three slightly 

 roughened but scarcely elevated lines. Scape the length of 

 funicle, inserted one-third from apex of rostrum; funicle with the 

 1st joint very slightly longer than the 2nd, 5th-6th feebly, the 

 7th rather strongly transverse; club moderately large. Prothorax 

 somewhat rounded, with a distinct, narrow, shining median 

 carina, moderately strongly elevated in front, but becoming feeble 

 towards base; with numerous moderately large granules, largest 

 and sparsest about middle, densest at base and on flanks, and 

 small on each side of middle towards apex, each granule with a 

 sooty seta. Scutellum feebly transverse. Elytra about once and 

 one- third the width of prothorax ; shoulders thickened, from 

 behind them regularly decreasing to near apex, apex widel}^ 

 rounded; suture raised, but scarcely crested in middle, and with 

 small shining granules; a few small granules at base; seriate- 

 jDunctate, punctures large, round and moderately deep, larger 

 towards suture than sides, except just behind shoulders, where 

 are the largest of all; lateral interstices highly polished. Afeso- 

 sternal receptacle strongly transverse, somewhat rounded; caver- 

 nous. Legs long; posterior femora distinctly passing apex of 

 elytra. Length 10, rostrum 2|; width 4; depth 4 J mm. 



Hah. — N.Q,.: Cairns (Macleay Mus.), Cooktown (Herr J. Faust). 



I have seen only females of this species, but the small size (in 

 comparison with its congeners) should render the species very 

 distinct; the small sutural crest unadorned with long setse may 

 be characteristic of the female only. The large excavation 

 between the e3^es caused me to think all five specimens were 

 males, but on dissection eggs were discovered. 



Genus Dysopirhinus, Roelofs. 

 Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xxiii., C.R. p. xliv. 1880. 



Head large, convex, not concealed. Eyes large, semicircular, 

 not distant, rather finely faceted. Rostrum long and stout, rather 

 strongly curved. Antennce rather long; scape inserted nearer apex 



