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rounded ; with dense and rather small punctures; and usually with 

 a very feeble median impunctate line. Elytra considerably wider 

 than prolhorax, elongate-subcordate, parallel-sided to slightly 

 beyond the middle; with regular rows of rather large punctures, 

 becoming smaller posteriorly; interstices each with a row of small 

 but distinct punctures. Length 2-2 3/4 mill. 



Hab. : Australia (Berlin Museum); N. S. Wales : Armidale, Forest 

 Reefs, Sydney (A. M. Lex); Victoria : Melbourne (Belgian Museum); 

 Tasmania (llelgian Museum and Aug. Simson), Frankford (J. J. To- 

 wers), Mount Wellington, Hobart, Huon River, Ulverstone (Lea). 



In general appearance close to pallidns, but decidedly wider and 

 club black. 



The club is always black and generally most of the funicle. On 

 an occasional specimen the rostrum (except at its tip) is black. The 

 scutellum is sometimes black. The head is occasionally infuscate. 

 The whole of the under surface is frequently black or infuscate, but 

 sometimes the black does not extend over the whole of the abdomen, 

 or the abdomen may be darker than the metasternum. Frequently 

 the femora are black at the base. Frequently, however, the only 

 parts that are black are the club and part of the funicle. The 

 clothing on the under surface is generally more noticeable than 

 elsewhere and it is sometimes fairly dense on the side pieces of the 

 meso- and metasternum ; it is also sometimes slightly condensed on 

 the base and sides of the prothorax; and below the eyes. From above 

 the rostrum seems to be distinctly bent over at its middle, this 

 appearance being heightened by the almost sudden difference in 

 size of pimctures; but from the sides the curvature is seen to be 

 very slight. The puncturesin the striae towards the base are distinctly 

 larger than those on the prothorax. 



629. ERISTUS PALLIDIGORNIS n. sp. 



Reddish-castaneous; metasternum and abdomen sometimes black 

 or infuscate. Sparsely clothed with whitish setas, but becoming 

 fairly dense below eyes, on prothorax except middle of disc, about 

 scutellum, on middle of elytra and on side pieces of meso- and 

 metasternum. 



Head with fairly dense punctures. Eyes larger and closer together 

 in male than in female. Rostrum Hat, very feebly curved, basal 

 half with rather coarse punctures, much finer on apical halL 

 Antennae inserted distinctly nearer base than apex of rostrum; first 

 joint of funicle stout, as long as second and third combined. I'ro- 

 thorax as in preceding species except that the punctures are rather 



