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red, but the femora are sometimes entirely black or partly black, 

 sometimes only the hind pair or the two hind pairs are partly black, 

 the others being pale. On the prothorax the clothing is sometimes 

 uniform, but there are frequently two or four dark spots across the 

 middle. On the elytra the golden or straw coloured spots are 

 usually slightly paler than the prothoracic clothing; they are 

 arranged in three irregular series, the basal series consisting, on 

 each elytron, of two spots, of which the larger is on the shoulder, 

 the other (which, however, is sometimes very ill defined) being 

 half-way between it and suture ; the second series also consists of 

 two spots, which, however, are frequently joined together so as to 

 form a zig-zag fascia across the middle (this in fact might fairly be 

 regarded as the normal form), the third consists of one spot on each 

 elytron about the summit of the posterior declivity; it however, is 

 sometimes joined to the second series and to the suture, so that 

 the second and third series seem to enclose a very irregular ; 

 occasionally there is also a spot, on the fourth interstice, joining the 

 first and second series together. The rostrum of the female is 

 almost straight. 



The clothing, and especially the pattern of that on the elytra, is 

 much like that of several of the allies of Elle€chodes eucalypti, but 

 the femora are quite distinctly edentate. 



359. ELLESGHUS GASTELNAUI n. sp. 



Of a rather bright reddish-castaneous. Moderately densely 

 clothed with somewhat golden pubescence or setae; becoming 

 sparser and paler on under surface and leg. 



Rostrum rather thin, rather lightly curved, slightly longer than 

 prothorax; behind antennae with a fine median carina in male 

 with rows of fairly large but more or less concealed punctures, in 

 front of antennae with fairly distinct punctures; in female the 

 punctures are smaller but are concealed only near the base. 

 Antennae thin, inserted about one third from apex of rostrum in 

 male, two-fifths in female. Prothorax about once and one third as 

 wide as long, with small, dense and usually concealed punctures. 

 Elytra elongate-cordate, nowhere quite parallel-sided ; with series 

 of rather small punctures (larger at base and sides), in striae only 

 at apex and sides; interstices separately convex only at apex and 

 sides, with small more or less concealed punctures. Abdomen with 

 dense, rather small, and partially concealed punctures; apical 

 segment feebly impressed in male. Femora stout, edentate. Length 

 2,5-3 mill. 



Hah. : N. S. Wales : Inverell (A. M. Lea). 



