Coleopteiu of Kukj IsIk ml. \\yi 



Also from Tasmania (Holjaa't, Bruni Island and Huon River;. 



The fascicles of the prothorax are sometimes very ill-defined ; 

 on the elytra there is usually a more or less distinct parch nf 

 reddish scales on the suture, behind the scutellum. The species 

 is the smallest of the Chaetectetorus ofroup know-n to me. 



218. Alenios sordida/NS. ii. sp. 



Red. but colour (except of rnstruiu iuid antennaej concc-aled ; 

 rostrum shininpr towards apex. Densely clothed with s.ift slaty- 

 brown scales ; under surface and fenmra with din^ry whitish 

 scales. Prothorax with six fascicles : two at apex and fnur 

 across middle ; suture, third and fifth interstices witii rather 

 numerous small fascicles. 



Head depressed between eyes. Rostrum straight, sides feebly 

 incurved to middle : apical half feebly punctured. Scape in- 

 serted almost in exact middle of side of rostrum. I'mtlxirdv 

 moderately transverse, apex much narniWL'r than base, sides 

 rounded and increasinp: in ^^'idtk to bivse. base bisinuate ; with 

 dense but concealed punctures. Elytra closely applied to pro- 

 thorax and very little wider, base trisinuate ; striate-punctate, 

 striae distinct, but punctures almost concealed, third and filth 

 interstices feebly elevated towards base : preapical callus scarcely 

 traceable. Under surface with dense concealed punctures. 

 Femora moderately strongly and equally dentate, the front pair 

 from some directions apparently edentate, l^enirth, 4 — 4i mm. 



Also from W. Australia (Albany) and New South Wales 

 (Sydney). 



On one of the specimens there are a few nbsciu-e whitish spots 

 on the elytra. 



■J II'. PhiaoglyiiiDia mixta. \\. sp. 



Dark reddish-brown, in plact^s beconiinti' black; antennae (club 

 excepted) and claws reddish. Densely cinthed with scales vary- 

 intr fr^im white to black, and furming feelile fascicles in places. 



IJtad with dense concealed punctures, liostrum rather wide 

 and lightly curved, slightly shorter than prothorax ; with dense 

 punctures, concealed rm basal third in male, un basal fourth in 

 female. Antennae inserted nearer ba.se than apex of rostrum, 

 scape alxjut half the length of funicle and club combined ; two 



