192 MEMOIRS OF THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM. 



9 Differs in having somewhat shorter and less strongly serrated antennae, 

 and abdomen not notched. 



Hal). — Queensland: Mount Tambourine (II. Hacker, Dr. A. R. PuUeine, 

 and Dr. E. Mjoberg) ; Killarney (Hacker). New South Wales (J. A. Kershaw) ; 

 Illawarra (H. W. Cox); AVoolgoolga (H. J. Carter).— Type, 1.12268 in South 

 Australian Museum ; cotype, C/2281 in Queensland Museum. 



In general appearance close to M. limhatvs, but the median areolet of 

 the prothorax shorter, and the eostse connected with it differently placed; 

 from each side of the areolet at its widest part a eosta extends only halfway to 

 the front margin (instead of towards each side as in Umhatus) ; a feeble ridge 

 (hardly a costa) extends across part of the middle from the areolet, so that 

 although seven areolets are indicated only the median one is completely isolated. 

 The extent of black on the elytra varies considerably, but the sides, tips, and 

 part of the suture are pale on all the specimens (eleven) before me ; on only one 

 of them the suture is pale to the base ; the second stout costa on most of them 

 is pale throughout, for most of its extent it traverses black surface, but near the 

 base and apex the parts traversed are flavous. 



METRIORRHYNCHUS QUINQUECAVUS sp. nov. 

 (J Black, elytra and sides of prothorax brick-red. 



Head with muzzle very short. Antennas rather long, moderately serrated, 

 third joint slightly longer than fourth, and eleventh slightly longer than tenth. 

 Prothorax moderately transverse, five-areolate, median areolet continuous from 

 base to apex, at its widest part a carina connecting it A^dth each side, latero-basal 

 areolets about one-third larger than the latero-apical ones ; front angles rounded 

 off, hind ones produced and sharply acute. Elytra very little wider near apex 

 than at base; punctures irregular. Length, 7 mm. 



i7a6.— Queensland : National Park (H. Hacker) .—Type, C/2282 in 

 Queensland Museum. 



On each elytron of the type there is a small black stain near the suture, 

 about one-third from apex. The elytral punctures in places are almost in single 

 series, but many of them are like Y's transversely placed; at the basal fourth 

 they are distinctly in double rows, but elsewhere the rows are usually feebly 

 doubled, so that they could not fairly be regarded as being in single series. In 

 general appearance the species resembles M. lateralis and M. irregularis, but 

 distinguished by the five-areolate prothorax; in M. flavolimhatus the central 

 areolet has short spurs, denoting the partial presence of seven areolets, but on 

 this species these are entirely absent. 



METRIORRHYNCHUS FRATER sp. nov. 

 $ Black, basal three-fourths of elytra brick-red. 



Read with long and rather thin rostrum. Antennae rather long, 

 moderately wide and strongly serrated. ProtJwrax moderately transverse. 



