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Hah. : W. Australia (Belgian Museum), Yasse, Swan River, 

 Pinjarrah, Bridgetown (A. M. Lea), 



The sides of the elytra towards the hase are often stained with 

 hlaclv. On the prothorax the clothing is generally uniform, except 

 that it is rather denser along the median line than elsewhere, but 

 (apparently owing to abrasion) it is often absent, or sparse, on each 

 side of the disc. On the elytra the setse (which are generally some- 

 what paler than on the prothorax) are dense on the suture near the 

 base, and on the posterior declivity; between these parts the setee 

 appear to form an irregular 0, the outer part of which is on the 

 fifth insterstice; the 0, however, is usually bi-oken up, and the hind 

 part of it forms the cross piece of a T, of whicli the stem is the 

 suture ; the front part of the sometimes appears as loosely connec- 

 ted spots. 



In appearance the species much resembles Elleschodes eucalypti, 

 but the femora are edentate, elytra without a black sutural spot and 

 less of the abdomen dark. 



358. ELLESCHUS YARIPES n. sp. 



Black; antennse, tibiae and tarsi reddish, prothorax, elytra and. 

 femora variable. Head between eyes, base of rostrum, prothorax 

 and numerous spots on elytra with golden or straw-coloured setse; 

 rest of elytra with dark clothing. Under surface, scutellum and legs 

 with whitish clothing. 



Rostrum of male moderately stout, gently curved and slightly 

 longer than prothorax; with a line median carina; with rather 

 coarse punctures in more or less linear arrangement, but behind 

 antennoe partially concealed towards sides; female with thinner 

 straighter and longer rostrum, and with finer sculpture but which 

 is concealed only on basal fourth. Antennse thin, inserted about 

 two-fifths from apex of rostrum in male, slightly more in female. 

 Prothoni.v about once and^ one half as wide as long; with dense 

 concealed punctures. Elytra cordate, nowhere parallel- sided; with 

 series of rather small punctures, in feeble striae; interstices with 

 fairly numerous but more or less concealed punctures. Abdomen 

 with dense almost concealed punctures. Femora stout, edentate. 

 Length 2-2 1/4 mill. 



Hah. : N. S. Wales : Tamworth, Forest Reefs (A, M, Lea). 



The prothorax is usually of a very dingy red, but is sometimes 

 almost black; the elytra are occasionally black, but are usually 

 diluted in places (and usually at the shoulders) with red; the tip of 

 the rostrum is diluted with red. The legs are sometimes entirely 



