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ahruptly terminated as in L. colossus; they also completely close the 

 hind ends of the sublateral sulci. The suture and ail the interstices 

 to the seventh hâve small tubercles or granules of varying size, 

 and ail more or less rounded, but on the third there are four or 

 five, on the fifth three, and on the seventh three or four, larger 

 than their fellow^s. 



Evidently belonging to the group about L. polyacanthus, from that 

 species it differs in having considerably tinner antennœ,. prothorax 

 more transverse, with more numerous tubercles, head widely 

 excavated between the eyes, etc. The sculpture of the rostrum is 

 very différent to that of L. Baileyi, but it bas two frontal tubercles on 

 the prothorax, although thèse are much less pronounced, and the 

 base of the elytra is différent. In width it is about equal to a female 

 of L. musimon, but the rostrum of that species is very differently 

 sculptured. 



Leptops cinerascens n. sp. 



Black. 



Head with a distinct interocular impression. Rostrum fairly stout, 

 strongly carinated along middle; intermediate carinœ very obtuse. 

 Sublateral sulci deep, narrow and closed posteriorly. Scrobes 

 directed towards lower third of eyes, but terminated some distance 

 before them, deep and rather narrow, but rapidly terminated. 

 Antennœ moderately long and thin, none of the joints of funicle 

 transverse. Prothorax slightly transverse, sides moderately rounded 

 in front; very obtusely vermiculate tuberculate. Elytra ovate-cor- 

 date, with irregular double séries of punctures ; ail the interstices, 

 except the outer ones, with granules or small tubercles. Front tibise 

 rather strongly curved and apparently edenlate. Length 12-19 mill. 



Hmb. : N. S. Wales (J. Kershaw Sen'), Bong Bong, Armidale, 

 Hunter River (Macleay Muséum); Queensland : Darling Downs 

 (C. French). 



Although there are eleven spécimens of this species before me 

 I am not able to satisPy myself as to the clothing. In most the scales 

 are fairly densely distributed and of a greyish-white colour, and 

 denser on the elytral margins than elsewhere, but they are often 

 broun. The elytra are apparently without setœ, unless some stout 

 scales, which vary from brown to black and are quite decumbent, 

 can be regarded as setcC. The under surface is irregularly clothed 

 with stout scales or setne, small rounded scales, and long dark setae. 

 To the naked eye the spécimens appear to be of a dingy black, 

 feebly or not at ail sprinkled with grey. The under surface of the 

 head at its base lû rather densely punctate and with longitudinal 



