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transverse, very strongly and suddenly narrowed in front, base 
bisinuate ; densely punctate. Elytra elongate-cordate, shoulders 
strongly rounded ; seriate-punctate, punctures not very large; 
interstices punctate and somewhat irregular; a slight preapical 
callus on each side. Prosternal channel wide, and not deep. 
Metasternum and abdomen with a very distinct longitudinal 
depression ; the third and fourth segments of the latter strongly 
and angularly drawn backwards at the sides. Legs longer than 
usual; femora distinctly grooved. Length, 4mm.; rostrum, 15 mm. 
Hab.—N.S8.W.: Shoalhaven (Mr. J. P. Hill). 
A very distinct species, at first sight apparently foreign to the 
genus; but the antenne, rostrum, prosternal channel, and 
abdomen leave no doubt in my mind but that it is correctly 
placed. The false doubling of the joints of the funicle is very 
distinct in the second fourth joints, and less so, but still distinct, 
in the others ; it is, perhaps, more pronounced than in any other 
species of the genus. 
STOREUS CANALICULATUS, 7. sp. 
Male. Ovate. Red, sterna and elytral suture darker, club 
black. Head rather closely covered with pale-ochreous-white 
scales; rostrum to antenne with sparser, whiter, and semi-erect 
scales; apical portion very feebly setose. Upper and under- 
surface clothed with pale, almost white, scales rather loosely 
applied, and in addition with short suberect sete. 
Rostrum longer than prothorax and scutellum, straight, 
except that at antenne it is slightly turned down; moderately 
acutely costate ; apical portion moderately strongly punctate, the 
punctures subseriately arranged. Antenne moderately slender ; 
scape inserted two-sevenths from apex of rostrum, fully half 
passing apex, as long as funicle and two basal joints of club; 
first joint of funicle longer than second-third, second equal to 
third-fourth, seventh feebly transverse; club elongate-ovate, 
equal to four preceding joints. Prothorax subconical, apex con- 
siderably narrower than base, but not suddenly lessened. Hlytra 
cordate, apex conjointly rounded ; seriate-punctate. Prosternal 
channel rather deep and distinct. Abdomen with the third and 
fourth segments lightly arcuate. Length, 17 »m.; rostrum, $ mm. 
Hab.—N.8S.W.: Dalmorton. 
I have a specimen, which appears to be the female of this 
species, from the Tweed River. It differs in having the rostrum 
longer (3 mm.), median cost not traceable, basal half with 
sparse setose scales, apical portion finely punctate; the antennze 
slender, scape inserted four-ninths from apex, which it scarcely 
passes, and the club more elongate. 
