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with rows of punctures causing an appearance as of four other but more feeble carinae; 
sculpture almost eoncealed by clothing on basal third in male, at base only in female. 
Antennae thin, inserted at about two-fifths from apex; but in male slightly closer 
to apex than in female. Prothorax about once and one half as wide as long; 
with dense, fairly large and round, but more or less concealed punectures, and usually 
with traces of a very feeble median carina. Elytra elongate-cordate, parallel-sided 
from near the base to beyond the middle; striate-punctate, striae and punctures 
both rather narrow towards the suture, becoming larger and wider towards the sides; 
interstices scarcely separately convex, with small scattered punctures. Abdomen 
with dense punctures; suture between first and second segments almost obsolete in 
middle, fifth convex in male, feebly depressed across middle in female. Femora 
stout, strongly and acutely dentate. Length 2'/,—3'/, mm. 
Hab. — Tasmania. 
The apical segment of the abdomen is often diluted with red; the base of the 
front femora is often stained with black, as are also the sides of the elytra towards 
the base. The straw coloured setae are dense between the eyes, on each angle of 
the prothorax and in the middle of its base, and form two irregular fasciae on the 
elytra — one at base and one at summit of posterior declivity, they are also fairly 
dense about the apex of the elytra and on the feeble preapical callosities. On the 
prothorax, however, they are sometimes fairly evenly distributed except about the 
middle. It is the largest of the near allies of eucalypti. 
A specimen from the Berlin Museum and one from Mons. A. Bovie were 
labelled Australia. All my own numerous specimens were taken near Hobart. 
Laemosaccides. 
199. Laemosaccus hieroglyphicus, n. sp. 
Black, in places red or diluted with red. Densely but irregularly elothed with 
more or less ochreous setose pubescence, parts of elytra and most of under surface 
with whitish pubescence, more or less mixed with a whitish meal. 
Head with dense but usually concealed punctures. Rostrum of male rather 
short, almost straight, with dense and coarse but more or less concealed punctures; 
of female longer, somewhat shining, feebly but noticeably curved, and with smaller 
and sparser punctures, but not concealed except at extreme base. First joint of 
funiele stout, longer than second; club of male stout and as long as funiele; of 
female smaller and distinctly shorter than funicle. Prothorax as long as wide; 
densely granulate-punctate; with a median line, feeble in middle but deeper polished 
in front and behind; an almost cireular, shining, impunctate depression on each side 
of base. Elytra punctate-striate; interstices densely and finely punctate, and with 
a few inconspicuous granules.. Pygidium with a strong median keel almost angularly 
raised in its middle. Front femora very feebly dentate, the otbers edentate; front 
tibiae shorter and wider than usual. Length 5°/,—6'/, mm. 
Hab. — Queensland (Berlin Museum); N. S. Wales: Blue Mountains (Maeleay 
Museum), Muswellbrook (E. W. Ferguson), Jindabyne (H. J. Carter), Braidwood 
(A. M. Lea). 
