ot 
across the base, and there is fulvous pubescence on the labrum 
and the inner margin of the eyes. The prothorax is confusedly 
marbled with ashy and fulvous pubescence. The elytra may be 
described as marbled with ashy pubescence, which is interrupted 
here and there by bare spaces of piceous derm and also by nitid 
tubercles, and is traversed by four longitudinal lines of fulvous 
pubescence extending from the base to the apex,—these lines 
being themselves much interrupted by bare spots of derm and nitid 
tubercles. The antenne are closely clothed with ashy pubescence 
except at the extreme apex of each joint. The legs are marbled 
with ashy pubescence, and there are some spots of fulvous 
pubescence on the femora. The under surface is covered with 
ashy pubescence in which, however, are numerous small bare 
spots of derm, and also many large blotches (g (generally transverse) 
of fulvous pubescence: 
N. Queensland (Cape York) ; sent to me by Mr. French. 
BETHELIUM. 
B. (2) spinicorne, sp. nov. Rufo-ferrugineum (nonnullcrum 
exemplorum elytris abdomineque infuscatis), elytris fasciis 
binis pallide flavis (altera angusta angulata ante medium, 
altera sat lata obliqua pone medium, positis) suturam haud 
attingentibus ornatis; parce setosum; prothorace subcy- 
lindrico, antice posticeque leviter angustato, crebre subob- 
solete punctulato, lateribus leviter arcuatis ; elytris a basi 
usque ad fasciam posticam sat crebre sat fortiter (postice 
obsoletius) punctulatis; antennis quam corpus _paullo 
longioribus, articulis 3° (hoc ad apicem spina elongata 
armato) quam 1" vel 4%° sat longiori, 5°—9° inter se sat 
zequalibus (his quam 3" sublongioribus). Long., 5 1.; lat., 
rey] 
I have recently received this species from Mr. French. It is 
evidently the insect referred to by Mr. Gahan (Tr. Ent. Soc., 
Lond., 1893, p. 178) as allied to, but distinct from, B. Blackburni, 
Gahan. Mr. Gahan thinks it doubtful whether it is a true 
Bethelium, and I share his doubt, as the antennal spine is not 
present, and the elytral markings are of a different kind (not of 
the slightly raised, ivory-like, description they are in the present 
Species) in the type of the genus (B. signiferum, Newm.). From 
Mr, Gahan’s remarks on 8. Blackburni, however, I should judge 
that that insect is intermediate between the present species and 
B. signiferum, having the elytral markings of the former but not 
the antennal spine ; and if so there may be other intermediate 
forms yet to he discovered which may prove the antennal spine 
not to be a truly generic character. 
Victoria. 
