BY AHTHUli M. LEA. 679 



and not distinct; interstices narrow, strongly raised (especially 

 the 3rd and 5tli) and shining. Under surface indistinctly punc- 

 tate except for a row on each tlank of the metasternum. Legs 

 long; posterior femora extending to but not passing apex of 

 elytra, feebly dentate, intermediate shortest, anterior longest; 

 tibice thin and slightly shorter than femora. Length 22, rostrum 

 7 J; width 9 mm. 



9. Differs in having the rostrum shorter, slightly but still dis- 

 tinctly curved and its granules and punctures less pronounced; 

 the prothoracic carina is not so highly elevated and the apical 

 ridges are almost obsolete, the excavation of the prosternum is 

 less profound and the femoral teeth are even less distinct. 



Hab. — "Queensland" (Pascoe), Rockhampton (Macleay and 

 Sydney Museums). 



The most remarkable feature about this species, and which, so 

 far as I am aware, is unique in the subfamily, is the transverse 

 excavation of the prosternum: singularly enough this is not even 

 mentioned by Mr. Pascoe. The small patches of scales are 

 prettily variegated and are frequently confined to single punc- 

 tures; the largest patches are on each side of apex and each side 

 of the lower flanks of the prothorax, and at basal third and near 

 apex of the elytra; on the abdomen the scales and nude spaces 

 form seven lines; the apex of each of the femora is clothed with 

 reddish scales immediately preceded by a band of pale yellow 

 scales. There are some small blackish scales scattered about, but 

 these are nowhere distinct. The elevations on the front of the 

 prothorax are reminiscent of many of the Memhracid(v. The 

 pectoral canal is twice the depth between the anterior coxse that 

 it is elsewhere. 



