some Australian CiircuHonidEe. 477 



large scales on each of the odd interstices. In some lights 

 the elytra appear to have a vague purplish gloss. 



Baris angophora. Lea. Blue Mountains, Illawarra, 

 National Park. 



B. devia, Lea. Kuranda. 



jB. sororia, Lea. Kuranda. 



B. sublaminata, Lea. Kuranda. 



Ipsichora desiderabilis, Lea. Kuranda. 



Calandrides. 

 Calandra orytoi, Linn. Kuranda. 



COSSONIDES. 



Stereoborus brevirostris, sp. n. 



Black, shining ; tarsi and parts of antennse of a dingy 

 red. 



Head wide, with sparse and minute punctures ; inter- 

 ocular fovea scarcely larger than one of the adjacent 

 punctures. Rostrum (excluding mandibles) about once and 

 one-half as wide as long, its upper outline continuous with 

 that of head, and with similar punctures ; sci^obes short and 

 deep. Scape inserted fairly close to base of rostrum, some- 

 what curved, slightly longer than funicle and club combined, 

 first joint of funicle not much wider than long, the others 

 all strongly transverse; club briefly elliptic, the length of 

 funicle. Pr'othorax very little longer than greatest width, 

 rather suddenly dilated near base, subapical constriction 

 continued across summit; punctures small and not very 

 dense, Scutellum transverse, minute. Elytra cylindrical, 

 the width of widest part of prothorax, apical fourth nar- 

 rowed ; with rows of fairly large rounded punctures, in 

 narrow striae ; interstices with minute punctures, becoming 

 somewhat larger posteriorly. Under surface with small 

 punctures, even on prosternum. Legs stout, tibise each with 

 a strong curved apical hook on one side of tarsus, a short 

 spur on the other side. 



Length 44 mm. 



Hah. Queensland : Kuranda. 



In general appearance like a small specimen of Stereoderus 

 macleayi, but the considerably longer scape, very different 

 front tibise, and absence of long tufts of hairs from the 



