458 Mr. A. M. Lea on 



longer than prothorax, rather thin, parallel-sided, moderately 

 curved ; in front of antennae with fairly dense punctures, 

 behind antennae with rows of punctures separating narrow 

 carinee. Antennae rather thin, inserted slightly nearer apex 

 than base of rostrum ; first joint of fanicle stout. Pro- 

 thorax moderately transverse, sides strongly and evenly 

 rounded, base slightly wider than apex ; with dense, partially 

 concealed punctures. Elytra oblong-elliptic, about one- 

 fourth wider than prothorax and more than thrice as long. 

 Under surface Mith mostly small punctures. Abdomen with 

 second to fourth segments lightly drawn backwards at sides. 

 Pygidium small, but distinct. Femora siout, acutely dentate, 

 appendages to claws large. 



Length l^ mm. 



Hah. Qiieei.sland : Kuranda. 



Vague traces of rows of punctures are traceable through 

 the elytral clothing, but on the interstices they are quite 

 concealed. 



Klleschodes eucalypti, Lea. National Park. 



L^MOSACCIDES. 



Lcemosuccus subsignatus, Boh. Illawarra. 



L. querulus, Pasc. Blue Mountains, Sydney, National 

 Park. 



L. instabilis, Lea. Sydney, National Park. 



L. judaicus, Lea. Baan Baa. 



A L c I D I D E s. 

 Alcides bubo, Fabr. Townsville. 



H A P L O N Y C I D E S. 



Haplonyx mediochreatus, sp. n. 



Dark reddish brown, in parts almost black ; antennae and 

 legs dull reddish. Moderately densely clothed with white or 

 whitish scales ; prothorax with somewhat ochreous scales on 

 sides ; two very small blackish fascicles in middle and two 

 still more feeble ones at apex ; elytra with a conspicuous 

 median patch of ochreous scales ; third interstice with two 

 small fascicles, one near base and one at side of ochreous 

 patch ; fifth with a small fascicle near base. 



Rostrum about as long as prothorax in male, distinctly 



