Australian and Tasmanian Malacodermidae. 53 



DDD. Rostrum short. 



E. Prothorax black. 



h. Elytra entirely black . . atratus, Fab. 

 hh. Elytra partly or entirely 

 reddish, 

 c. Apex of elytra black. 



d. Reddish portion of ely- 



tra unusually dark . hatesi, n. sp. 

 dd. Reddish portion nor- 

 mal ( togatus, Wat. 



\ brisbanens'is, n. sp. 

 cc. Apex of elytra reddish. 



e. Elytra red only at apex 



and shoulders . . . simsoni, n. sp. 

 ee. Elytral markings very 

 variable but never as 

 in simsoni .... rufipennis, Fab. 

 EE. Prothorax entirely pallid. 

 /. Elytra entirely pallid. 



(J. Antennae of male flabel- 



l''*te miniatiis, Macl. 



gg. Antennae of male serrate elongatus, Macl. 

 ff. Elytra mostly dark. 



/i. Basal fourth of elytra 



pallid longicorms, Macl. 



hh. Extreme base only pallid costicolUs, n. sp. 

 fff. Elytra mostly pale. 



i. More than one-third of 



apex dark iwsticaUs, Macl. 



n. Less than one-sixth of 

 apex dark. 

 j. Antennae of male flabel- 



late gracilis, n . sp. 



jj. Antennae of male not 



flabellate .... fcdlax, Wat. 

 EEE. Prothorax partly pallid. 



F. Prothorax longer than wide militaris, n, sp. 

 FF. Prothorax wider than long. 



G. Dark parts of elytra do 



not always include costae fuscollneatus, Wat. 

 GG. Dark parts include cos- 

 tae. 

 H. Size comparatively small marginipennis, Lea. 

 HH. Size comparatively 



large eremita, Blackb. 



