Colcopteni of Ktixj Islavd. 175 



rrutliurax longer than wide, base ven* little wider than apex, 

 surface somewhat iinevC'n and with lar^e, round, deep, partially 

 concealed punctures. Elytra parallel sided to near apex, about 

 one^third wider tha.n prothorax and about four times its length, 

 each separately and strongly rounded at base ; with rows of 

 large, round, deep, partially concealed punctures, becoming 

 smaller jKisteriorly ; third and fifth interstices distinctly raised, 

 especially the thii'd near (but not at) the base. Abdomen de- 

 pressed along middle of two basal segments, the others flat. 

 Length (including rostrum), 10-— 12 mm. 



Also from Victoria. 



The derm is everywhere concealed, but varies in places from 

 reddish brown to bla.ck. The clothing is paler on the under 

 surface (both of the body and legs) than on the upper. On the 

 prothorax to the naked eye there appear three pale continuous 

 longitudinal stripes, but these are obscured under a lens. 

 There is ai short whitish strijjc on each elytron, commencing 

 near the side at about one-fourth from the base, and extending 

 obliquely hindwards to the suture before its middle, but not 

 reaching it; both in front of and i)ehind these stripes there are 

 irregular patches of darker (sometimes black) scales ; the pos- 

 terior declivity has feeble traces of pale spots or stripes. The 

 scutellar scales are uniformly jiale. There is a vea"y faint rem- 

 nant of an ocular lobe on each side of the prothorax, but these 

 ren)nants are not ciliated. The base of the prothorax at a 

 glance appears to l)e rather strongly bisinuated, but tliis appear- 

 ance is almost entirely due to the elytrai. The teeth of the 

 tibiae are almost concealed by clothing. 



{^\.\. Rhinaria transversa, Boi. 



185. Li.xi/s tasmanicus, Germ. 



A specimen from the island and two from Tasmania agree 

 well with two from South Australia (the original locality), which 

 appear to belong to this species : but the prothorax in all is 

 closely covered with large punctures, not '" dispersim punctatus " 

 as in the original description. It is probable, however, that 

 Germar's specimens were so densely covered with the mealy 

 exudation given off by the beetles of this genus that maoij' of 

 the punctures were concealed. 



