from various other Xylcqyhili from other pai-ts of the woi-ld. 8. im- 

 maculatus Lea must be a different species. 



3. — Xylophilus sexfasciatus, n. sp. 



(J. Oblong, convex, shining (when denuded); the antennae, palpi, pro- 

 thorax, and legs, and the elytra with a humeral spot, two common transverse 

 fasciae (one before, the other bej'ond, the middle, neither reaching the outer 

 margin), and the apex, testaceoias or riifo-testaceons, the head, the rest of the 

 elytra, and the under surface piceous or dark brown ; variegated with close, 

 fine, sericeous pubescence, which is almost wholly greyish, except on the in- 

 f uscate portions of the elytra ; closely, finely, the elytra a little more coarsely, 

 punctate. Head not wider than the prothorax, the eyes small, distant, entire ; 

 antennae slender, rather short, joints 8-10 stouter than those preceding, sub- 

 triangular, as broad as long, 11 obliquly acuminate. Piothorax convex, trans- 

 versely sub-quadrate, unimpressed. Elytra oblong, wider than the prothorax, 

 sub-parallel in their basal half, transversely depressed below the base. Legs 

 long, slender ; posterior femora moderately thickened, angularly dilated and 

 flavo-ciliate towards the base beneath ; basal joint of posterior tarsi feebly curved, 

 barely half the length of the tibiae. Length (with head deflexed) LJ mm. 



Hab. : Nkw South Wales, National Park, Sydney (H. J. Carter). 



One male, in perfect condition. This minute species could be 

 placed under the section Syzetonellus Blackb., type 8. aljyirola* It is, 

 however, more nearly related to X. ecjregius Champ., from Borneo 

 (c/., Ent. Mo. Mag., LI, p. 287, pi. 20a, figs. 3, 3a, S)- The elytra 

 have three dark and three light transverse fasciae, and a pallid humeral 

 spot. The angular, ciliate dilatation of the posterior femora is placed 

 much nearer the base than the tooth in X. egregivs (c?), and affords 

 an example of yet another modification of the ^ femoral armature. 



4. — Xylo'pMlus gracilipes, n. sp. 



(J . Short, rather broad, somewhat convex, dull (till deniided), thickly 

 clothed with very fine, sericeous, adpressed, cinereous piibescence ; nigro-piceous, 

 the anterior portion of the head, joints 2 and 3 of the antennae, and the pro- 

 thorax rufescent ; the elytra with a very large humeral patch (occupying about 

 the basal third, but not reaching the suture), and a common, transverse, 

 indeterminate, ante-apical fascia on the disc, testaceovi.s ; the basal halves of the 

 tibiae, and the first joint of the intermediate and posterior tai'si, also testaceous ; 

 densely, minutely, the elytra more distinctly, piinctatc. Head broad, somewhat 

 rounded at the base, obliquely narrowed and feebly developed behind the eyes, 

 the latter small, slightly sinuate in front; antennae rather stout, moderately 

 long, joints 2 and 3 very small, 4-10 widened, sub-triangular, about as long as 



* A male of this species from Sydney, sent me for identification by Mr. Carter, lias the 

 posterior femora strongly clavate, and the postci-ior tibiae dilati d. In Mr. Bryant's collection 

 there is a male of another Australian Si/Z'lonfllun, determined l)y Tie as a var. of his 6'. st'b- 

 eloiiyatus, with the posterior legs formed very much as in S. alpkula. 



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