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STOREUS BRACHYDERES, 7. sp. 
Male. Elongate-elliptic. Dark-red, under-surface and club 
piceous. Head densely clothed with ochreous, pale brown, and 
blackish scales; scales denser, paler, and almost erect between 
eyes; rostrum moderately densely clothed with suberect pale 
scales. Upper-surface with ochreous and ochreous-grey scales, 
forming a moderately distinct tesselated pattern. Under-surface 
and legs with whitish scales. 
Rostrum slightly longer than prothorax and scutellum com- 
bined, almost straight to antenne, and then bent downwards, 
subparallel to near apex; with acutely raised coste not passing 
antenne ; apex coarsely punctate. Antenne elongate; scape 
inserted one-fourth from apex of rostrum, and considerably pass- 
ing apex, longer than funicle; first joint of funicle slightly longer 
than second-third, second distinctly longer than third, seventh 
transverse ; club elongate-ovate, the length of four preceding 
joints. Prothorax strongly transverse, apex considerably narrower 
than base, and rather suddenly lessened, base feebly bisinuate ; 
densely punctate. Zlytra elongate-cordate, apex feebly emar- 
ginate, shoulders strongly rounded; seriate punctate, lightly 
striate. Prosternal channel distinct, apex deeply emarginate, 
separation of anterior coxe distinct. Metasternum and abdomen 
moderately depressed along middle, the latter with third and 
fourth segments rather strongly angular at sides. Jegs rather 
longer than usual. Length, 31 mm.; rostrum, 1 mm. (female, 
14 mm.). 
Female. Differs in having the rostrum rather strongly 
arcuate, considerably longer, feebly costate, squamose at base 
only, very finely setose elsewhere, and very finely punctate 
towards apex; the scape is inserted not much nearer apex than 
base of rostrum, and does not extend to apex. 
Hab._N.8.W.: Tamworth, Forest Reefs (Lea)!; V.: Benalla 
(Mr. R. Helms). 
A comparatively large species, more widely distributed than 
usual. 
STOREUS CYPHIRHINUS, 7. sp. 
Female. Elliptic. Brownish-red, under-surface (except apical 
segment of abdomen) and club piceous-black. Head moderately 
densely clothed with snowy-white scales, denser and suberect 
{but scarcely fasciculate) between eyes; rostrum squamose only 
at extreme base. Clothed with greyish-white scales, which on 
the upper-surface are rather irregularly distributed, but scarcely 
form spots or fasciz. 
Rostrum filiform, arcuate, longer than prothorax and scutellum 
combined ; lateral costz well defined, the others represented by 
feeble undulations; apical portion with elongate and rather 
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