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tor almost the length of its two apical segments; with dense punc- 

 tures coarser towards hase than elsewhere. Metaslernum with a few 

 granules towards sides. Femora with two acute teeth placed trans- 

 veisely near apex, front pair stout, especially in female, hind pair 

 extending almost to middle of second abdominal segment; front 

 tibiae moderately, the others feebly denticulate below. Length : 

 11 1/2-16 mill. 



Hah. : Queensland : Wide Bay (Macleay Museum), Mount Tam- 

 bourine (Pi. Illidge). 



On each elytron the pubescence is distributed in rather large 

 loose spots in the subsutural depression, and in two or three feeble 

 irregular lines of smaller spots elsewhere. On the sterna the clothing 

 is rather dense but irregularly distributed, and there are two nude 

 spots (on one specimen these are conjoined) on each side piece of 

 the metasternum. The abdomen is very sparsely clothed except for 

 a large and very conspicuous spot on each side of each of the two 

 basal segments, these spots being of a much brighter colour than 

 the rest of the clothing; a somewhat similar spot is on tlie head 

 below each eye. The depression on each side of suture is rather 

 strongly widened at the base and terminates before the apex; just 

 outside of the carina bounding it, another and very feeble carina 

 may sometimes be traced for a short distance. 



In general appearance plose to the typical form of semipunctahis; 

 but (in all four specimens under examination) with two very conspi- 

 cuous spots on each side of abdomen, whicli elsewhere is practically 

 glabrous. 



^lU. r3ELUS PIGTIROSTRIS n. sp. 



Pale testaceous brown; head more or less black, rostrum black 

 except at sides and base, prothorax more or less infuscate in 

 middle, elytra and abdomen sometimes with infuscate spots, tarsi 

 more or less infuscate. Upper surface rather densely but not 

 uniformely clothed with stramineous pubescence. Lower surface 

 with denser (very dense on sides of sterna) and paler pubescence, 

 but leaving a nude spot on each side of each of the abdominal 

 segments, a narrow spot on each side of mesosternum, where its 

 side piece commences, and a very narrow spot on the side-piece 

 itselL 



Head with dense partially concealed punctures Rostrum thin, 

 distinctly longer than prothorax, slightly inflated at insertion of 

 antennae, behind which the punctures are dense and rather coarse 

 but partially concealed, elsewhere with small punctures, becoming 

 very small towards apex. Antennae thin, first joint slightly' shorter 



