BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 303 



2nd, club not .is long as joints 2nd-7th. Prothorax rounded, a 

 feeble longitudinal impression down middle, and a feeble trans- 

 verse one near apex. Scutellum small, round, not in a depression. 

 Elytra nearly once and one-half as long as wide, convex, 

 interstices flat, veiy minutely granulate, those near the suture 

 wider than towards the side. Pygidium with traces of a longi- 

 tudinal carina. Legs short, anterior femora with a moderately 

 large basal tooth, 3rd tarsal joint deeply bilobed, but not much 

 wider than 2nd, claw joint long, very distinct. Length 4|, 

 rostrum 1; width 1| mm. 



//a6._Sydney, N.S.W. 



The elytra are more convex, with the interstices more feebly 

 granulate than is usual in the genus. A slight resemblance to 

 some of the broader species of Cossonus has suggested the specific 

 name. 



L.EMOSACCUS COMPACTUS, n.sp. 



^. Black; antennae (club piceous) and tarsi dull red. Above 

 and below with ver}'- sparse greyish pubescence. 



Eyes widely separated. Rostrum short, thick, straight, opaque, 

 coarsely punctate and grooved for its entire length. Antennae 

 short; scape not twice the length of 1st joint of funicle; club lai'ge, 

 compact. Prothorax rounded; a feeble carina at base, on each 

 side of which is an almost circular and very distinct impression. 

 Scutellum transverse, placed in a sutural depression. Elytra 

 slightly longer than wide; interstices broad, coarsely granulate. 

 P3'gidium feebly carinate. Legs short; anterior femora with a 

 minute tooth; claw joint very distinct. Length If, rostrum ^ 

 (vix); width | mm. 



^«6.— Sydney, N.S.W. 



A small, dumpy, and rather strongly marked species, the size 

 of which should alone be sufficient to render its identification 

 easy. 



LiEMOSACCL'S FESTIVUS, n.Sp. 



Black; antennje, tarsi and apex of tibise dull red. Golden 

 yellow pubescence on prothorax at sides and apex, and encroaching 



