Longicornia of Australia and Tasmania. 195 
venture to decide whether we have here to deal with 
three distinct forms, or with only one somewhat variable 
species. 
Rhytiphora leucospilu, sp. n. 
Niger, fulvo-cinereo tenuiter pubescens ; elytris maculis minutis 
albis numerosis obtectis, versus basin sparsim granulosis; apicibus 
fere recte transversimque truncatis, angulis brevissime sat obtuse- 
que dentatis; antennis nigris cinereo-annulatis. Long. 21—22°5, 
lat. 8 mm. 
Hab. Queensland. 
Head with a yellowish grey pubescence in front, interrupted by 
a median glabrous line, which extends back to the occiput; with a 
distinct pale fulvous patch on each cheek, and a smaller spot on 
the base of each mandible. Prothorax transverely ridged above ; 
its pubescence greyish, with some transverse lines of a pale ful- 
-vous colour. Elytra with a very faint greyish or fulvous grey 
pubescence, which scarcely veils the black colour of the derm, and 
with numerous small white spots, of which most of those towards 
the base have a small granule at their anterior end. The body 
underneath has a pubescence, which in some parts is pale tawny, 
in others almost ashy in colour, and interrupted by numerous 
minute black points; the legs are somewhat similarly clothed. 
The posterior fringes of the abdominal segments are more dis- 
tinctly fulvous; that of the first segment in the male is rather 
long, and to some extent covers over the transverse tomentose de- 
pression at each side of the second segment. 
This species has some resemblance to R. rugicollis, 
Dalm., but may be distinguished by the darker colour of 
the derm, and the less numerous but somewhat larger 
and more distinct pubescent white spots on the elytra ; 
the granules of the elytra are also less numerous ; the 
prothorax has fewer transverse ridges, and is less uni- 
formly pubescent. 
60. Pentacosmia scoparia, Newm. 
The Entomologist, vol. i., p. 361. 
Tasmanta: Launceston (ex. coll. Simpsont). 
The two examples obtained by Walker from the col- 
lection of Mr. Simpson agree well with the type-specimen 
from Port Philipp, in Victoria. 
