200 Arthur M. Lea: 
large, deep, oblong punetures, becoming smaller and irregular towards sides and 
disappearing posteriorly; interstices punctate, feebly granulate, almost equal in width, 
the alternate ones scarelly visibly raised. Metasternum and basal segment of ab- 
domen with large round punetures; apical segment densely punctate, three inter- 
mediate segments each with about two irregular rows of not very small punctures. 
Front tibiae as in subfasciculatus. Length 6'/, mm. 
Hab. — Australia (Berlin Museum); N. S. Wales: Glen Innes (A. M. Lea). 
In appearance approaches /uliginosus, but, besides being considerably smaller 
and differently clothed, the alternate interstices of the elytra are scarcely visibly 
raised and the punetures are much larger. 
245. O. fuliginosus, Boi. 
246. Stenoporopterus canaliculatus, Lea. 
247. Poropterus intermedius, Lea. 
248. P. Jekeli, Waterh. 
249. P. Parryi, Waterh. 
250. P. zopherus, Lea. 
251. Euryporopterus funereus, Lea. Hab. — Melbourne. 
252. Paleticus pedestris, Pasc. 
253. P. subereus, Pasc. 
Calandrides. 
254. Sipalus gigas, Fahr. 
255. Diathetes morio, Pasec. 
Cossonides. 
256. Cossonus Simsoni, n. sp. 
Black, legs and antennae dark red. 
Head with small and not very dense punctures; interocular fovea deep but 
rather small. Rostrum suddenly and strongly intlated at antennae, the inflated portion 
wider than long; not depressed along middle, punctures denser than on head, and, 
in places, slightly coarser. Prothorax gently convex, base feebly bisinuate; with 
dense and not very small punctures, becoming sparser but no larger towards middle, 
middle itself with remnants of a very feeble impunctate line, but the punctures at 
base more crowded than elsewhere. Elytra gently convex, with regular rows of large 
punctures, becoming smaller posteriorly; interstices each with a row of very minute 
punctures. Length 5—7 mm. 
Hab. — Tasmania (Berlin Museum and L. Rodway), Beaconsfield, Gould’s 
Country, Launceston (A. Simson), Frankford, Hobart (A. M. Lea). 
The comparatively smooth prothorax will readily distinguish from impressifrons, 
and the same part being without a triangular basal patch of very coarse punctures 
from excavatus. The rostrum is shaped more like a spade than in any other species 
known to me. Several specimens are of a dark reddish brown or piceous, with the 
under surface paler, but this is probably due to immaturity. 
