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male is equal to that of prothorax, but noticeably more in female; striate-punctate, 
punctures rather large but partially concealed; interstices with numerous small tu- 
bereles. Front tibiae with small but acute and sometimes recurved teeth. Length 
8—13 mm. 
Female differs from the male in being larger, the elytra wider an legs and 
antennae somewhat shorter. 
Hab. — S. Australia (Berlin and Nacleay Museums and A. Bovie), Adelaide 
(Belgian Museum) Mount Lofty (J. G. Otto Tepper); Victoria: Beaumaris (National 
Museum). 
On nearly all the specimens the scales are almost entirely of a pale muddy 
brown colour, but they sometimes have a feeble golden gleam in parts, and are 
sometimes feebly variegated by small and slightly paler spots. The longitudinal im- 
pressions on the head are sometimes quite concealed, but they are often readily 
traceable before abrasion; they are also of variable length; as on some specimens 
they extend almost to the inter-ocular fovea. The prothoracic granules often appear 
to be obliquely arranged. The tubercles on the elytra, although very distinet, are 
never very large, and are more conpicuous on alternate interstices. On the suture 
they are present only about the posterior declivity. 
In general appearance it is rather close to a species I have somewhat doubt- 
fully identified as caenosus; but that species has a very distinet median carina on 
the rostrum, the prothorax and elytra more coarsely sculptured, and the clothing 
much less dense. 
19. Cherrus simplicipennis, n. sp. 
Colour and clothing, except that the setae on the upper surface are rather 
more numerous, much as in preceding species. 
Head with numerous longitudinal impressions on basal half, but these normally 
almost or quite concealed. Rostrum stout, widely depressed along middle, with a 
very narrow median carina. Scape not much longer than rostrum, first joint of 
funiele not twice the length of second. Prothorax moderately transverse, sides 
strongly rounded, especially in female, base not much but distinetly wider than apex, 
disc somewhat flattened; with numerous almost regular granules. Elytra at base 
narrower than prothorax, widest near middle, where in male the width is usually 
slightly less than that of prothorax, but is distinetly wider in female; striate-punctate, 
punctures of moderate size but partially concealed; interstices almost uniform in 
width and convexity and without tubereles. Front tibiae wit a few small but acute 
teeth. Length 7!/,—10!/, mm. 
Female differs from the male in being larger, prothorax narrower, elytra wider 
and legs and antennae somewhat shorter. 
Hab. — Australia (Entomological Society of Berlin); S. Australia (Berlin 
Museum), Adelaide (Belgian Museum and H. H. D. Griffith), Clifton, National Park, 
Highbury (Griffith). 
In general appearance close to the preceding species and sculpture of head 
almost identical, but elytra without tubercles and prothorax flatter, with more numerous 
and smaller granules and considerably wider in the male. The median carina of 
