Colcoptrrd of King Idand. 179 



or third interstice. Occasionally the sutnral marking is entirely- 

 absent, and the lateral niarkinjr contiiipd to the outer interstice. 

 The scutelhnn, althou<rh apparently never blmck, is often darker 

 than the elytra. The apical segment of the abdomen is fre([uently 

 reddish. 



The ochreous clothing of the prothnrax is confined to the 

 sides (where it is directed towards the middle) and a spot at 

 the middle of the base, the derm elsewhere being aj)parently 

 glabrous ; but really with sparse clothing of similar colour to 

 the derm. On the elytra the clothing of the suture at the base 

 is nearly always white, and there is usually a distinct T of 

 white or pale clothing towards the apex, of which the cross 

 piece is about the summit of the posterior declivity, and ex- 

 tends to the fourth interstice on each side ; at the junction of 

 the fourth and sixth interstices there is also a pale spot, but 

 these are occasionally joined to the head of the T and of the 

 aj}3ex. There is usually a pale spot on the fourth interstice 

 at its basal third ; elsewhere the clothing more or less ap- 

 proximates in colour to the derm. On the under-surface the 

 clothing is shorter and more or less white. The head is densely 

 clothed between the eyes. 



19o. Bel 11^ nthiciiiidiis. Lea. 



In this species the tibiae have a finely granulated external 

 ridge. The apex of the elytra appears to be subject to vairia- 

 tion, as in some specimens it is more produced than in others ; 

 but in all before me the sides at the apex are flattened, and 

 the suture raised, the convex space between being, as it were, 

 divided off by two impressed lines. In some specimens, usually 

 males, the head n;nd rostrum V)ehind antennae are almost or 

 quite black, and all the tarsi are subje-ct to infuscation. In 

 some specimens a faint line of pale hairs can be traced in the 

 median prothoracio line. 



The species was described from Western Australia, but 

 occurs also in King Island, Victoria and Tasmania. 



19(j. Fachyiini dert/ics/ive/itns, iJoi. 



197. Auletes pallipes, Lea, var. kiiii^i, n. var. 



A specimen from the island, and two others from Tasmania, 

 differ from the type of pallipes in having the punctures of the 



