;)0 ON THE aLAPHYRID^E OF NEW HOLLAND, 



The head of this insect is densely covered with long brownish 

 hairs, sticking out like porcupine quills, and is prolonged into a 

 kind of snout, carinated in the middle, deflexed at the sides, and 

 hollowed beneath ; near the point this snout is turned up, and has 

 an elevated ridge in the centre ; the thorax is black, and covered 

 with scattered punctures and short setae ; the elytra are of a 

 lurid hue with black margin, and are covered with punctures, 

 frorn which spring black . setae. The whole under surface is 

 covered with long grey hair ; the pygidium is punctured, with a 

 black seta proceeding from each puncture. The antennas, palpi 

 and anterior legs are of a reddish or pitchy hue. 



I received three specimens of this very remarkable insect from 

 King George's Sound, and it was the only Glaphyrideous species 

 I got from that settlement, out of a very large collection : never- 

 theless, species of Phyllotocus must be found there, as we know 

 of one peculiar to Swan River. 



2. — Macrothops pallidipennis. (n. sp.) 



Nigra subnitida subdepressa hirsuta, capite thoraceque puncta- 

 tis, elytris pallide testaceis punctis setigeris, pedibus 

 anticis piceis. 



Long. 2 lin., lat. 1 lin. 



Hab. Victoria River. 



There are four specimens of this insect in the Australian 

 Museum, all in a very imperfect state, being without palpi, tarsi, &c. 

 This species closely resembles M. rostrata, differing chiefly in being 

 smaller and less hairy, and in having the clypeus rather shorter ; 

 while the elytra are of an uniform pale lurid hue, with a slight 

 brown suture. 



