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than third, eleventh subeqnal to ninth and tenth combined. 

 Prothorax rather strongly inflated towards base, and distinctly 

 constricted near apex, median channel rather feeble ; with dense, 

 partially concealed granules. Scutelluin moderately transverse. 

 Elytra distinctly wider than prothorax, flattened but not depressed 

 along suture, each separately strongly rounded at base, apex 

 obliquely narrowed on each side and passing abdomen for less than 

 the length of its apical segment; densely granulate. Under surface 

 with dense but more or less concealed punctures ; femora with two 

 minute teeth placed transversely near apex, front pair rather stout, 

 hind pair extending to apex of second segment; front tibia? strongly, 

 the others feebly denticulate below; basal joint of front tarsi rather 

 more inflated than usual. Length 9,5-11 mill. 



Hab. : Tasmania (Belgian Museum), Hobart (H. H. D. GmFFiTH), 

 Eaglehawk Neck (11. J. Carter). 



The spots of the derm of both prothorax and abdomen are 

 sometimes absent, but occasionally are almost black; they are 

 generally more or less concealed by the clothing. The two colours 

 of the rostrum are quite sharply defined from tlie sides On the 

 elytra the clothing is mostly distributed in lai'ge irregular spots, 

 but these are not conspicuous owing to the similarity of their 

 colour to the derm on which they rest. The eyes do not appear to 

 be specially margined, although the pubescence about them is 

 denser than on the rest of the head. The nude spots on the abdomen 

 are not very conspicuous, and are usually absent from the apical 

 segment. The scrobes are very shallow and ill-defined. The derm 

 of the elytra appears to be feebly depressed, and with fewer 

 granules beneath the spots of pubescence, and some of these being 

 feebly joined together, cause a feeble longitudinal depression in the 

 middle of each. 



In general appearance much like Grayi, but there is no hump 

 behind the scutellum. In some respects it agrees with the descrip- 

 tion of irroratus, but the clothing is very different. 



311. BELUS PUNCTIROSTRIS n. .sp. 



Of a rather pale reddish-brown; head, rostrum, disc of prothorax 

 and tarsi darker than elsewhere. Upper surface rather densely but 

 not uniformly clothed with pubescence, moslly white, but varied 

 with stramineous. Under surface with denser (very dense on sides 

 of sterna) and white pubescence, but with nude spots. 



Head with dense but partially concealed granules between eyes. 

 Rostrum slightly longer than prothorax, almost straight; with very 



