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raised and impinged upon by the punctures; body beneath 
and legs closely scaly. 
A short species with a peculiarly sculptured prothorax. 
MInrIA. 
Rostrum cylindricum, crassiusculum; scrobes mediane, oblique. 
Scapus antennarum clavatus ; funiculus brevis, articulo primo 
crasso, secundo breviori, ceeteris transversis; clava magna, a funi- 
culo distincta. Oculi rotundati. Prothorax transversus, basi 
bisinuatus. Scutellum punctiforme. LHlytra modice convexa, 
Femora incrassata; tibie flexuose, mutice ; tarsi modice lati; 
unguiculi liberi. Mesosternum declive. Processus interfemoralis 
latus, truncatus. Abdomen segmentis duobus basalibus ampli- 
atis. 
Owing to its small size I am not quite able to satisfy myself 
as to all its characters; but its affinities appear to be between 
Gonipterine and Hyperine. I place it with the former on 
account of its thicker rostrum, but the facies is more that of 
the Hyperine. 
Minia opalescens. 
M. ovata, fulvo-rufa, squamis viridescenti-cpalescentibus tecta ; 
rostro capite paulo longiori. Long. 1 lin. 
Hab. Clarence River. 
About the size and shape of Tychius junceus; derm yel- 
lowish rufous, closely covered above and beneath with greenish 
opalescent scales nearly concealing the derm, but where the 
scales have been rubbed off the prothorax appears to be 
minutely punctured and the elytra striate-punctate ; club of 
the antenne as long as the preceding six joints together ; first 
three joints of the tarsi nearly equal in breadth. 
Prophesia florea. 
P. silacea, supra et in pedibus squamis argenteis adspersa et con- 
densata ; elytris striato-punctatis, interstitiis elevatis, setigeris. 
Long. 2 lin. 
Hab. West Australia. 
Brownish ochre, with silvery white scales scattered on the 
prothorax and legs, but condensed into a semilunar line behind 
the scutellum and on the suture posteriorly, also formmeg an 
oblique band-like patch midway on the side, ascending to 
near the line on the suture; elytra striate-punctate, interstices 
raised, each having a row of sete ; punctures in the striz con- 
