76 Arthur M. Lea: 



as occur in many specimens of Cordus hospes ; from most directions 

 they are invisible. The head in front of the antennae is quite in- 

 visible from above, is strongly sculptured, and (in the type) has the 

 n)andibles resting between the front coxae. 



In general appearance close to Di/jlorofe.s H owiftdiiiK. \mx antennae 

 nine-jointed only. Westwood regarded BipJocotes as distinct from 

 Polif plorotex on account of the typical species having the antennae 

 eleven-jointed ; but two species of the former genus are now known 

 to have ten-jointed antennae ; and so, later on, it will i)rnbably be 

 considered advisable to unite the two genera, and to regard the species 

 having nine, ten or eleven jointed antennae, as l)elonging to sections 

 only. 



['((KKxaptimis (lol uhoiiiiiitlnis, n.^p. 



Castaneous, knees slightly infus'jated. Very spavsely pubescent ; 

 l)ut sterna between coxae with dense, whitish pubescence. 



Head a])out thrice as wide as long, front gently l>isinuate ; with 

 dense, partially concealed punctures. Eyes prominent and apparently 

 acute. Mouth parts jn-oduced so as to appear like a tbittened rostrum. 

 Antennae large and wide, their bases almost touching ; first joint 

 large, its front edge strongly curved, second very small and quite 

 concealed from above, third to ninth each nnich wider than long, 

 the joints slightly increasing in size to ninth, tenth about as long as 

 eighth and ninth combined, its apical edge incurved to middle. 

 Palpi concealed. I'rutliorar slightly longer than wide ; base wider 

 than apex, sides dilated to basal third (but not dentate), then nar- 

 rowed to near base, and then dilated to base; across basal third 

 strongly impressed, the impression slightly dilated in middle, but 

 not foveate, densely, conspicuously and more or less longitudinally 

 strigose. Ehjtra su'bovate, strongly convex ; ba.se narrow and with 

 eight small foveae ; feebly striated, the interstices finely strigose, and 

 with scarcely visible fiattened granules. Ltga rather long and fiat- 

 tened. Length 'i\ mm. 



Hah. — C. Australia: Killalpanima (Rev. H. J. Hillier). 



The type and only specimen known to me has been returned to 

 the British Museum It differs from hifiroriiis in having the antennae 

 with one joint less, the apical joint much larger and of ditt'erent shape, 

 mouth almost rtistrate, piothorax dift'ereiitly impressed and unarmed, 

 etc. BrtvipfiNiis (unknown to niej is described at having the antennal 

 joints differently proportioned, the prothorax with a profound basal 

 fovea, and its sides tridentate, ett-. 



Looking straight at the face below llic antc-nnae, there ap])ears to 

 be an acute ridge on each side marking otf a strong depression; in 

 the middle is an acute, narrow il-sliaped elevation, with a small 



