88 Mr. Arthur M. Lea's Revision of the 



much wider than usual and considerably wider than prothorax, 

 each with but four continuous costae ; these although strong are in 

 places encroached upon by punctures ; punctures large, usually 

 rectangular and in single series ; but in places (especially towards 

 base and apex), subgeminate in arrangement, the transverse ridges 

 separating them sometimes Y-shaped. Penultimate segment of 

 abdomen triangularly excised. 

 Length 8-9 mm. 



Hah. N.S. Wales : Blue Mountains (type in Macleay 

 Museum). 



Mr. Waterhouse would probably have proposed a special 

 genus for the reception of this species, as the sculpture 

 of the prothorax and elytra, convex scutellum, stout and 

 unusually short 8rd joint of antennae are strongly at 

 variance with the other members of the allied genera. 

 The reddish margins of the elytra are comparatively wide, 

 and are very slightly dilated at the base and apex. At 

 the apex they are continued up the suture for a short 

 distance. 



Metriorrhynchus RUFIROSTRIS, n. sp. 



5 . Blackish ; parts of head and of rostrum, edge of third joint of 

 antennae, prothorax, scutellnm, elytra and front trochanters reddish- 

 tiavous. 



Bostrum robust, somewhat longer than broad. Antennae moderately 

 long ; 3rd joint much longer than 4th, 4th-5th feebly, 6th-10th 

 strongly serrate, 5th-7th feebly transverse. Prothorax lightly trans- 

 verse, apex produced in middle, base rather suddenly and angularly, 

 but not very greatly dilated, front angles widely obtuse, hind angles 

 almost rectangular ; 7-areolate, all the costae well defined and con- 

 tinuous, median areolet narrow and terminated at apical third. 

 Elytra long, thin and parallel-sided, with double rows of more or 

 less regular, and angular punctures ; larger costae well defined but 

 at base not much more distinct than the smaller ones. 



Length 13 mm. 



Hah. Queensland: Somerset (C. Fre^ich). 



The shorter and differently coloured rostrum (which in 

 length — excluding the labrum — is exactly equal to the 

 first joint of antennae) readily distinguishes from textilis, 

 uniformis and nigri'pes. The rostrum is longer than in 

 elongatus and the third joint of antennae is different. The 



