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bnt much narrower than 0. Prothorax liroader than long, widest in or before 

 middle ; jiunctnration finer and less dense than that of head. Elytra very 

 strongly pnuctate-striate from base to apex. Legs pcenliar in botii sexes, tlie 

 fore- and hindtibiae being dilated at end on the npperside into a triangular 

 projection ; first segment of tarsi very short. 



Length, to 7 mm. 



Hab. Queensland, from various places ; West Australia. 



54. Basitropis maculata spec. nov. 



? . Black-brown ; a superciliary stripe on head, ])rolonged to apex of rostrum, 

 a thin mesial spot on occiput, a widely interrui)ted mesial vitta and several dots 

 on pronotum, a spot behind shoulder of elytrnm, a short basal dash in third 

 interspace, a transver.se spot behind middle, a discal spot before apex and a 

 sutural spot before middle, besides a number of minute dots, on underside a lateral 

 Bjiot on prosteruum, another at apex of metasfernum, a lateral spot on segments 

 1 to 4 of abdomen, and ajjcx of fifth segment lutcous grey. Legs also luteous 

 grey, upperside of femora, and a large ring between middle and apex of tibiae 

 brown. Club of antenna luteous grey. 



Eostrum and head coarsely ]iunctured ; the former not tpiite twice as broad 

 as long, with a very thin interrupted mesial carina. Club of antenna consisting 

 of three segments, but segment 8 also somewhat dilated (?). Prothorax very 

 coarsely and densely punctured, broadest at base, as long as broad, slightly sinuate 

 before base. Punctate stripes of elytrnm distinct. Presternum with large 

 punctures all over, except at meral suture, which extends from coxal cavity 

 upwards. 



Length, 9 mm. 



Hab. Pengalengan, West Java, 4000 ft. (Fruhstorfer, 1893). 



One ?. 



Resembles pardalis (1805) Jord., of which I know only a S, bnt is very 

 different in pattern. 



55. Basitropis humeralis spec. nov. 



? . Brown-black ; antenna, tibiae and tarsi rufescent. Upperside with the 

 following luteons grey markings : a stripe along eye, a short mesial line on occiput, 

 another at apex of pronotum, three lateral dots on pronotum, namely one apical and 

 two median, an irregular subbasal jiatch near shoulder of elytrnm, three small 

 marginal dots from basal fourth to middle, a narrow band of continent dots before 

 apical declivity, some confluent dots before apex, and a few tiny dots disperseil over 

 the elytrnm. On the underside, the pubescence of the middle of the sterna is 

 Intescent ; abdominal segments 1 to 3 with a grey lateral spot ; episternum of 

 metasterum also partly grey. Pubescence of legs luteous grey, thinnest on basal 

 two-thirds of femora. 



Rostrum twice as broad as long, densely and coarsely punctured like head, 

 with mesial groove at base. Antennal club consisting of three segments. Pro- 

 thorax half as broad again as long, very densely ]iinictnred. Stripes of elytrnm not 

 strongly impressed, excejit tlie sntnral one, the punctures small. 



Length, It mm. 



lldh. Tulagi, Solomon Is. (Woodford). 



Three ? ? . 



