412 Mr. A. M. Lea on 



below eyes, at sides of prothorax and of under surface, and 

 at base of elytra ; elsewhere almost or quite glabrous. 



Head Viith numerous rather small punctures ; with a small 

 interocular fovea. Rostrum wide, slightly shorter than 

 prothorax, moderately curved ; punctures on basal half as 

 between eyes, but becoming smaller and more numerous 

 towards apex. Scape inserted sli^^htly nearer apex than base 

 of rostrum, about half the length of funicle and club com- 

 bined ; first joint of funicle stouter and slightly longer than 

 second. Prothorax moderately transverse, sides strongly 

 rounded, base distmctly wider than apex ; with rather dense 

 round punctures. Elytra suboblong, about one-third wider 

 than prothorax, ajDex widely rounded ; with narrow stride 

 containing distinct punctures; the interstices each with a 

 row of setiferous punctures. Legs rather short and stout. 



Length 3-3^ mm. 



Hab. New South Wales : National Park, Illawarra (G. E. 

 Bryant) . 



Differs from pallidus in being larger, somewhat darker, 

 rostrum longer, no paler than the prothorax, the latter with 

 sides more rounded, clothing sparser, &c. From blackburni, 

 to which, perhaps, it is closer, it differs in being larger, 

 rostrum distinctly longer, no part of under surface dark, and 

 clothing sparser. The three typical specimens are probably 

 females. 



A specimen from Sydney differs in being considerably 

 paler, elytra slightly stained at about one-fourth from apex, 

 with the apical fourth paler than the rest of the elytra. It 

 is probably immature. 



Eristus setosus, Blackb. Baan Baa, Brisbane. 



E. bicolor, Blackb. National Park. 



E. pallidns, Lea, National Park, Illawarra, Sydney. 



Eristinus, gen, nov. 



Rostrum quite straight. Suture between first and second 

 abdominal segments extremely faint across middle. Other 

 characters as in Eristus. 



Eristus was referred with considerable hesitation (princi- 

 pally on account of the wide rostrum) to the Erirhinides by 

 Mr. Blackburn. Probably it would have been with still 

 more hesitation that he would have referred the present 

 genus to the Erirhinides, if he had done so at all. Certain 1}^, 

 however, it is very close to Eristus, and it was only after 

 considerable hesitation that I decided to describe the three 



