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across two or even three interstices, and usually more or less 

 connected together by upright brick-red scales, so that on some 

 specimens there appears to be a continuous undulating fascicle 

 from tiie base to near tiie apex on the third and fifth interstices, 

 and to a less extent on the seventh. At a glance the first joint of the 

 funicle appears to be somewhat shorter than tlie second, but when 

 its whole l(?ngth is seen (this being possible only from certain 

 directions) it is seen to be of the same length. 



In general appearance somewhat like oniscus, crassicornis and 

 several olher species of the Ulhodenmis group (to which it belongs) ; 

 but readily distinguished from any of that group by tlie peculiar 

 arrangement of the elytral fascicles. 



655. EXITHIUS CARIOSUS Er. 



Without locality labels, but a common Tasmanian species. It was 

 referred by Erichson to Cryptorhynchus. 



656. EXITHIUS MUSGULUS Pasc. 



Without locality labels, but a common Tasmanian species. It was 

 referred by Pascoe to Poropterus, and although Exithius was pro- 

 posed by fiimself, he made no comment as to this species belonging 

 to it. 



657. Menios internatus Pasc. 



658. Tyrtceosus ustidatiis Pasc. 



659. Imaliodes terreus Pasc. 



GOSSONIDES 



660. ISOTROGUS GASTELNAUI n. sp. 



Black; antennae, tarsi, tibial hooks and trochanters more or less 

 red. 



Head with sparse minute punctures. Rostrum stout, increasing 

 in width from base to insertion of antenna3, tlience parallel-sided to 

 apex, witii punctures as on head, but denser towards apex and 

 sides. Prothorax longer than wide, sides moderately rounded, base 

 about twice the width of apex, apex teebly incurved to middle, each 

 side of middle (the middle itself impunctate) witii a row of con- 

 spicuous punctures, becoming larger towards ^^but not at) base; 

 between rows of punctures and sides with sparse and minute, but 

 evenly distributed punctures; sides with dense and ratlier coarse 

 punctures. Scwtei^wm narrowest at base. Elytra wider than prothorax 

 at base, but not at middle; parallel-sided to near apex; with regular 



