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abdomen longer, subsetose, and yellowish—coxe densely clothed ; 
femora and tibize with yellowish sete. 
Head densely punctate, a narrow impression between eyes. 
Rostrum curved, the length of prothorax; densely punctate 
except at apex, with five cost, of which the two outer on each 
side become conjoined beyond antennz, and are continued (but 
feebly so) almost to apex. Antenne slender; two basal joints 
of funicle elongate ; club elliptic-ovate, free. Prothorax slightly 
longer than wide, sides equally rounded, base feebly rounded and 
slightly wider than apex; densely punctate, punctures round, 
and nowhere confluent. lytra wider than prothorax, widest 
about shoulders, apex conjointly rounded; striate-punctate, 
punctures ohlong, narrow, deep ; interstices convex and regular, 
except that the fifth terminates in a very slight preapical callus. 
Under-surface densely punctate. Prosternum moderately deeply 
emarginate in front. Slope of intermediate intercoxal process 
rounded. Abdomen with third and fourth segments conjointly 
the length of fifth and slightly shorter than second. Legs 
moderately long; femora stout, subpedunculate ; anterior tibize 
feebly bisinuate beneath, longer and thinner than the others, 
none dentate beneath; claw joint of all the tarsi shorter than the 
rest of the joints combined. Length, 8 mm.; rostrum, 24 mm.; 
width, 34 mm. 
Hab.—N.8.W.: Burrawang (Mr. T. G. Sloane). 
The claw-joint is shorter than usual, but not so short as in 
Aoplocnemis. 
DESIANTHA MACULATA, L/kb. 
T have this species from all the Australian Colonies. In 
Western Australia (including Rottnest Garden and Pelsart 
Islands) it is exceedingly abundant and destructive to various 
fruit-trees, but especially to the vine. It is variable, both as 
regards marking and size. . 
. MAJOR, Blkb. Hab. —N.S.W.: Wilcannia. 
. SERICEA, Blkb. Hab.—N.S.W.; W.A. 
. opscuRA, BIkb. Hab.—N.S.W.: Cootamundra, Queanbeyan, 
Sydney. 
. PARVA, Blkb. Hab.—Sydney. 
.virtata, Blkb. Hab.—N.S.W.: Forest Reefs. 
. PuSILLA, Blkb. Hab.—N.S.W.: Windsor. 
. caupaTa, Pasc. Hab.—N.S.W.; V. 
. (Brexius) MurINA, Pasc. Hab.—Forest Reefs, Sydney. 
Pace os one ee OS 
