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white scales; elytra with a feeble tesselated appearance, and with 
whitish scales forming a feeble semicircle about scutellum, a 
very feeble short fascia across suture at summit of posterior 
declivity, and a more distinct one across middle. Under-surface 
and legs with somewhat ochreous scales. 
Rostrum rather robust, moderately curved, scarcely longer 
than prothorax ; cost irregular and not acute, the median one 
divided from base to antenne. Antenne comparatively stout ; 
scape inserted two-fifths from apex, about one-fourth passing, 
shorter than funicle; funicle with second-fourth joints feebly 
doubled, first shorter than second-fourth, sixth-seventh trans- 
verse; club ovate. Prothorax transverse, apex considerably less 
than base, but not suddenly narrowed; coarsely punctate. 
Elytra elongate-cordate, apex lightly emarginate ; seriate-punc- 
tate, punctures rather coarse. Prosternal channel distinct and 
rather deep, apex deeply emarginate, separation of anterior coxz 
very distinct. Abdomen with third and fourth segments straight, 
except at sides. Length, 24 mm.; rostrum, $ mm. 
Hab.—N.S.W.: Galston, Sydney, Queanbeyan. 
Appears to be close to E. ocellata (Blackburn), but the descrip- 
tion of the clothing, prothoracic tuberosities, and rostrum of that 
species will not fit any of my (seven) specimens. 
STOREUS JUVENCUS, 7. sp. 
Male. Elongate-ovate. Red, metasternum somewhat darker. 
Head not very closely covered with pale ochreous-white scales, 
between the eyes rounder and paler than on vertex ; rostrum 
(except at extreme base) rather sparsely squamose, a few scales 
beyond antenne. Upper-surface with ochreous and pale-ochreous 
scales, giving it a rather distinctly tesselated appearance. 
Under-surface and legs with pale-ochreous scales. 
Rostrum moderately curved, the length of prothorax and 
scutellum combined, feebly diminishing from base to antenne ; 
acutely costate, the median costa narrower than the others; apical 
portion rather finely punctate. Scape inserted two-sevenths. 
from apex of rostrum, more than half passing, shorter than 
funicle and club; first joint of funicle shorter than second- 
fourth, seventh transverse; club ovate. Prothorax transverse, 
apex not much narrower than base. lytra elongate-cordate, 
apex emarginate ; striate-punctate, strie feeble, punctures rather 
large and subquadrate. Prosternal channel distinct and rather 
wide, apex not deeply emarginate. Abdomen with third and 
fourth segments feebly curved. Length, 2} mm.; rostrum, 3 mm. 
Hab.—W.A.: Bunbury. 
The scales between the eyes are very peculiar compared with 
those of all the other species known to me. 
