10 E. Bergroth : 



Tasmania. 



The hind tarsi are not visible in the carded specimens, but as the 

 first joint of the middle tarsi is only as long as the two other joints 

 combined, it is probably not much longer in the posterior tarsi. 

 In one specimen the pale impunctate sublateral vittae of the 

 scutellum are lacking, but this specimen is abnormally developed 

 also i)i other respects 



DiEUCHES DISTANTI, n. sp. 



Black, clavus (except the black base) fuscous, posterior part of 

 propleurae, and the abdomen castaneous, lateral borders of pro- 

 thorax from before middle of anterior lobe to a little beyond apex 

 of posterior lobe, an abbreviated median line and a spot on each 

 side of this to posterior pronotal lobe, apex of scutellum a promi- 

 nent basal streak at exterior margin of clavus and a much shorter 

 streak at the oj^posite claval margin, basal half of corium (excluding 

 a vitta at middle of claval suture, a median suffusion, and an 

 oblong costal spot, -which are fuscous), a large triangular costal 

 spot in apical half of corium, a small spot at exterior basal angle 

 of membrane, and a large rounded apical spot to it, epipleura of 

 corium (except two oblong fuscous spots), posterior angle of meta- 

 pleura, and a lateral spot to fourth and fifth abdominal segments 

 whitish; antennae, rostrum (except the testaceous two intermediate 

 joints), and legs fuscous, a broad subbasal annulation to fourth 

 antennal joint, trochanters, base of front femora, and a little les* 

 than basal half of middle and hind femora whitish. Head impunc- 

 tate, as long as anterior pronotal lobe, ocelli placed near eyes, first 

 antennal joint a little longer than anteocular pai't of head and 

 passing the apex Iw half its length, second joint about double the- 

 length of first rostrum reaching middle coxae. Pronotum as long 

 as broad, the laminate lateral margins reaching the base, anterior 

 lobe finely and sparsely punctate, more than one-half longer than 

 the posterior lobe which is rather coarsely and thickly punctate,, 

 basal margin straight. Scutellum somewhat indistinctly punctate.. 

 Corium in its basal half finely punctured (mostly in rows) Avith 

 fuscous, the white preapical costal spot finely and sparsely punc- 

 tate with pale fuscous, its anterior margin transverse, the posterior 

 margin oblique. Prosternum Avith a conspicuous foveate impression 

 on each side of the base of the acetabular fissure, finely transversely 

 strigose and minutely sparsely punctate, anterior prosternal border 

 and posterior part of propleurae coarsely and thickly punctate- 



