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two-fifths in female. Prothorax depressed, alioiit once and two-thirds 

 as wide as long; with dense but normally concealed piinctares. 

 Elytra elongate-subcordate, nowhere pai^Hel sided; with series of 

 small punctures (larger towards base and sides but not large even 

 there); interstices not separately convex, with small and usually 

 concealed punctures. Abdomen with dense and regular but more 

 or less concealed punctures. Femora stout, feebly dentate. Length 

 2,5-3 mill. 



Hab. : N. S. Wales : Tamworth (A. M. Lea). 



Except for slight differences of degree the colour is sometimes 

 almost uniform throughout; but the meso- and metasternum (and 

 usually the two basal segments of abdomen) are usually more or 

 less infuscated (in one specimen they are almost black). The suture 

 is usually narrowly infuscated and there is usually an abbreviated 

 infuscated stripe on the middle of each elytron; the sides near the 

 base are also sometimes narrowly infuscated. Although the small 

 seriate punctures are sufficiently distinct, there is a complete 

 absence of striation from the disc of the elytra. 



A depressed elongate form in shape somewhat close to Hamiltoni, 

 but differs (apart from colour and clothing) in the apical segment of 

 abdomen being considerably longer. 



357. ELLESGHUS DEGIPIENS n. sp. 



Chestnut-brown; meso-, metasternum and base of abdomen black. 

 Head between eyes, base of rostrum, prothorax and parts of elytra 

 with straw coloured or somewhat golden setje, rest of upper surface 

 with fine whitish or greyish pubescence. Under surface and legs 

 whith whitish pubescence, denser on sides of meso- and metaster- 

 num than elsewhere. 



Rostrum slightly longer than prothorax in male, and slightly 

 longer in female than in male, moderately curved; with a fine 

 median carina and with rows of punctures causing an appearance 

 as of several very feeble carinse; sculpture concealed on basal 

 fourth in male, not at all in female. Antennae thin, inserted about 

 two-fifths from apex of rostrum. Prothorax about once and one 

 third as wide as long; with dense but normally quite concealed 

 punctures. Elytra cordate, sides parallel-sided for a very short 

 distance only; striate-punctate, strise rather narrow towards suture, 

 deeper and wider towards sides; punctures rather large towards 

 sides, but much smaller towards suture; interstices (except towards 

 sides) scarcely separately convex, with rather numerous small 

 punctures. Abdomen with partially concealed punctures. Femora 

 moderately stout, edentate. Length 2-2 1/4 mill. 



