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basal joints and the palpi considerably paler. Clothed with 

 short golden pubescence, longer and somewhat sparser on the 

 apical half of each of the abdominal segments than elsewhere ; 

 apical segments with long blackish hair. 



Anttnnae moderately long, sixth to tenth joints transverse, 

 eleventh decidedly shorter than the two preceding combined. 

 Prothorar moderately transverse, base almost truncate ; indis- 

 tinctly punctate. Elytra slightly narrower and slightly longer 

 than prothorax, slightly shorter along suture than towards 

 sides ; sides almost straight, the margins narrowly upturned ; 

 posterior angles feebly rounded ; rather densely and finely 

 punctate. Length 3j, to apex of elytra 1^ mm. 



Hah. — W. Australia : Karridale. 



In appearance somewhat resembling triangulum, but nar- 

 rower, the elytra unicolorous, and the apical segments only 

 with long hairs ; from impenne, ^vhich it resembles in colour, it 

 differs in its much shorter and stouter antennae and longer 

 elytra. 



Co?ioso/na teriium, Lea. 



This appears to be a variety of activnm judging from a Tas- 

 manian example of the latter. 



Conosoma e/onoafuluni, ]\[acl. 

 I am inclined to regard this name as a synonym of fumatum. 



C. aiistra/e, Er. 

 Had. — Tasmania, Victoria. 



C. exiniiuni, Oil. 

 Hab. — Swan River. 



C. ?wnuffi^ Lea. 

 Hab. — W.A.: Donnybrook. 



Qiiedius inediofuscus, n. sp. 



Reddish-castaneous, head infuscated between eyes. Head and 

 prothorax glabrous except for a few long hairs at the sides ; 



