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and not at ail or but very slightly concealed by the clothing, and do 

 not bear setœ. The fourth interstice beyond the middle divides into 

 three parts, thèse becoming united again towards the apex. On 

 numerous spécimens the deciduous mandibular appendages are 

 présent, and thèse vary considerably in size and shape, apparently 

 owing to abrasion, 



Variety a. 



There are numerous spécimens before me, from Moree, which 

 appear to represent a variety of this species ; they differ in having 

 the elytral punctures much less conspicuous, although hère and 

 there one of them is rather larger and more shining than its 

 fellows, the clothing is denser, antenn;ie stouter, médian carina of 

 rostrum more acute and elytra considerably narrower. I should 

 probably hâve regarded them as belonging to a distinct species, 

 but that the fourth interstice divides into three exactly as in the 

 typical form. 



Leptops hirsutus n. sp. 



Black. Densely clothed with soft white scales; thickly 

 interspersed with long thin semierect setae. 



Rostrum moderately long, narrowly carinated along middle. 

 Sublateral sulci narrow and irregular. Scrobes rather shallow, 

 directed towards lower third of eyes. Prothorax feebly transverse 

 in maie, moderately in female, sides rather strongly rounded; 

 densely punctate and veryobtusely tuberculate; médian impression 

 feeble. Elytra subcordate; with double rows of large partially 

 concealed punctures; third, fifth and seventh interstices slightly 

 raised. Front tibiœ rather feebly curved, with numerous small 

 teeth. — Length 12-14 mill. 



Hab. : S. Australia : Farina (from a « Buck » bush H. H. D. 

 Griffith). 



The elytral setse are much longer, thinner and more numerous 

 than usual, being in fact almost like hair, they are either white or 

 yellowish brown, the latter colour prevailing on the dise, the 

 former on the sides. On the under surface and legs the setaî are 

 much denser than usual. On the club the clothing is not at ail 

 sooty. The female is considerably larger and wider than the maie, 

 with more convex elytra and shorter legs. 



M. Griffith obtained a pair m copula; of thèse the maie bas been 

 returned to him and I bave retained the female. 



