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covered wilh granules, and short ii'i-egular ridges, much less 

 intricate in cliaracter than on any of the other spécimens bet'oi-e 

 me, and tho médian carina is fine and almost perfectly regiiiar from 

 near the base to near the apex. The tubercies on the third and fifth 

 interstices of the elytra are larger than in the normal, and are 

 nowhere joined together, except the two basai ones; tlie lifth 

 interstice to the naked eye appears to be teebly carinated, but this is 

 caused by the junctions of the ridges bounding the punctures 

 becoming irregniai'ly conjoined. The elytra are at their vvidest 

 almost in the exact middle. 



Leptops Baileyi Blackb. 



A variable species but readily distinguished by the distinct 

 tubercies of prothorax and rostrum. The size varies from 6 to 

 10 lines. With âge the clothing is apt to become greasy. The apex 

 of the elytra is distinctly notched. In the female the granules 

 betvveen the tubercies are more numerous and distinct than in the 

 maie, but the tubercies are much less conical. 



Hah. : Queensland : Gairns, Bowen, Toowoomba, Brisbane; 

 N. S. Wales : Inverell. 



Leptops frontalis Blackb. 



Spécimens of this species in the Macleay Muséum are labelled 

 N. Territory, N. S. W., and Ropes Greek. The type was from 

 N. Territory. The spécimen labelled N. S. W. has mostof its scales 

 darker than in the others; but the ocular lobes, shoulders, a spot 

 on each side of the scutellum and a streak on each side near the 

 apex are clothed with much paler scales. ■ 



Leptops gravis Blackb. {Canaliculatus Lea). 



This species is widely distributed in Gentral Australia and in 

 western New South Wales. 1 hâve compared a co-type of gravis 

 with the types of canaliculatus and am convinced that the latter 

 name is a synonym. 



Leptops elegans Lea. 



The pink tint on the white scales of this species is lost with âge. 

 The row of tubercies on the seventh interstice is a very short one. 



Ilah. : Queensland : Port Denison, Gairns, Ghillagoe, Gooktown, 

 Endeavour River, Night Island, Peak Downs, Gleveland Bay. 



