466 Mr. A. M. Lea on 



elongate scales ; elytra with lines of white scales on the 

 second and fourth interstices. Legs with whitish setae ; 

 under surface sparsely clothed. 



Head with some fairly large punctures between eyes^ but 

 elsewhere small and sparse. Eyes widely separated, a narrow 

 impression behind each. Rostrum moderately long, sides 

 lightly incurved to middle ; about basal fifth with some 

 large punctures, elsewhere with much smaller ones. Pro- 

 thorax moderately transverse, apex more than half the 

 width of base ; with fairly large and rather dense, rouud, 

 non-confiuent punctures ; median carina very feeble and 

 scarcely traceable throughout. Elytra elongate-cordate, 

 not much Avider than prothorax, subhumeral incurvature 

 very feeble ; with rows of somewhat oblong punctures, in 

 rather deep striae; interstices flat, wider than striae, with a 

 feeble row of punctures on each. Metasteraum with an 

 obtuse ridge on each side between coxae; punctures of epi- 

 sterna interrupted. Abdomen with first segment depressed 

 along middle, and about as long as second and third com- 

 bined, third and fourth each with a row of punctures across 

 middle. Legs rather long ; femora lightly but acutely 

 dentate ; hind tibiae moderately dilated at apex. 



Length 3 mm. 



Hab. Queensland : Kuranda. 



To a certain extent resembling the species of Tyrtceoselliis, 

 but legs shorter, hind tibiae wider at apex than elsewhere 

 and emargination of mesosternal receptacle widely transverse. 

 At a glance it looks like a small narrow Melanterius. The 

 type (judging by the abdomen) is probably a female. 



Tyrt(EOsus amulus, Lea. Blue Mountains. 

 T. cinerasceiis, Lea. Blue Mountains, 



Neomystocis latipenrds, sp. n. 



cJ . Black; antennae and tarsi of a rather dingy red. 

 Densely clothed with muddy-brown or sooty scales, varie- 

 gated with somewhat ochreous ones ; with stouter scales 

 thickly scattered about on legs and prothorax ; elytra with 

 jiumerous feeble fascicles, mostly of ochreous scales. 



Head with coarse, partially concealed punctures. Rostrum 

 long and thin, almost parallel-sided ; behind antennae with 

 feeble rows of coarse, partially concealed punctures,in front of 

 same shining, and with rather small but clearly defined ones. 

 Antennae not very thin, inserted slightly nearer apex than 

 base of rostrum; second joint of funicle slightly longer 



