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concealed punctures and a very short carina at base, with sparse 

 and very small punctures elsewhere. Antonnge inserted near base 

 of rostrum, first joint about as long as second and third combined, 

 second distinctly longer than third, three apical ones forming a very 

 loosely jointed club. Prothorax slightly transverse, sides feebly 

 rounded and feebly diminishing in width from base to apex, with 

 fairly dense, round, sharply cut, but not large punctures. Scutellimi 

 distinct. Elytra about once and one half the width of prothorax, 

 shoulders rounded, sides parallel to beyond the middle, apex widely 

 rounded; with series of fairly large punctures in feeble striae; inter- 

 stices regular, with very minute punctures. Legs rather stout; basal 

 joint of front tarsi somewhat inflated. Length 2-2 1/4 mill. 



$. Differs in having the rostrum decidedly longer, thinner and 

 more curved, its base with smaller but less concealed punctures and 

 non-carinate. 



Hab. : S. Australia : Adelaide (Belgian Museum); W. Australia : 

 Garden and Rottnest Islands (on pines, A. M. Lea); Tasmania : 

 Swansea (on pines. Lea). 



Readily distinguished from condensatiis by its much smaller size 

 and spotted elytra. On an occasional specimen the postmedian spots 

 of the elytra are feebly defined, and the only other parts that are at 

 all dark are the claws. But usually the terminal joints of the antennae 

 are infuscate, as are also the tips of the tibise, the metasternum and 

 the apical half of the suture; sometimes also there is a large trian- 

 gular patch about the base of the elytra that is darker than its 

 surroundings. The postmedian spots are occasionally joined to the 

 suture. The pubescence is not very dense, but owing to its length 

 is quite conspicuous; on the upper surface it is more or less 

 yellowish; on the lower it is whitish. 



BALANINIDES 



634. BALAiNINUS APPENDICULATUS n. sp. 



Dull chestnut red. parts of the femora stained with black. Densely 

 clothed with liglit brown or somewhat golden pubescence, feebly 

 mottled on the elytra; under surface and legs with more or less 

 whitish pubescence. 



Head with small dense punctures. Rostrum curved on apical half; 

 with rather dense punctures close to base, and with a very feeble 

 medio-basal carina. Antennfe inserted in middle of sides of rostrum; 

 first joint of funicle about once and one half the length of second. 

 Prothorax with very dense, partially concealed punctures. Elytra 



