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Leptops phymatodis n. sp. 



Piceous-black, antennse paler. Densely clothed with pale muddy- 

 brown scales, rather thickly interspersed with stout decumbent 

 setae. 



Head with a large semidouble swelling between eyes. Eyes more 

 coarsely granulated than usual. Rostrum moderately long, strongly 

 carinated along middle. Sublateral sulci long shallow and indis- 

 tinct. Scrobes deep, suddenly terminated on lower surface of 

 rostrum some distance in front of eyes. Antennse thin, none of the 

 joints of funicle transverse. Prothorax rather strongly transverse, 

 sides rounded in front; irregularly tuberculate; médian impres- 

 sion deep in front, a strong transverse postmedian impression. 

 Scutellum absent. Elytra brielly ovate, base almost truncate and no 

 wider than base of prothorax; with séries of large partially con- 

 cealed punctures, regiilar only on sides; and with rather large 

 tubercles. Front tibi;e long, almost straight, edentate. — Length 

 7-8 mill. 



Hah. : Queensland : Cairns (Macleay Muséum), Mulgrave River 

 (H. Hacker). 



A small deep species without any very obvious ally except the 

 foUowing species. There are nine spécimens before me and on four 

 of thèse (ail apparently females) there are distinct conjoined tuber- 

 cular sweUings on the suture near the summit of the poste rior 

 declivity ; on the other five (ail apparently maies) thèse swellings 

 are quite absent. AU the elytral tubercles are rounded, and of 

 moderately large size; on the third interstice there are four (the 

 third being the largest on each elytron), on the fifth two (rather 

 smaller than thèse on the third) and on the seventh one. The 

 sculpture of the prothorax is more or less concealed by the 

 clothing, but on abrasion it is seen to be covered with small obtuse 

 tubercles, and to bave a large swelling (itself with tubercles as on 

 the rest of the surface) ou each side of the apex; between thèse 

 swellings the médian impression is of considérable depth. On 

 abrasion the scutellum is clearly seen to be absent. 



Leptops crassirostris n. sp. 



Colour and clothing much as in the preceding species, except 

 that the seta3 are not quite so stout. 

 Head as in the preceding species. 

 Rostrum shorter, stouter, and more curved; the scrobes directed 



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