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species here described the first joint of the funicle is stout, 

 about as long as the second and third combined, and the 

 second slightly longer than the third. The rostrum also in 

 all is glabrous, either entirely or only excepting a small part 

 of its base. 



There are two other genera of hJ/irliujidcs in Australia 

 with clawless tarsi, and differing from Misojjhrice practically 

 only in the number of joints of the funicle. 



Funicle with five joints liLarcidrthium. 



Funicle with six joints Misophrice. 



Funicie with seven joints Thechia. 



There is a genus of Cryptorlt yndiides (undescribed at 

 present, but abundantly represented in Australia), the 

 species of which bear a very strong general resemblance to 

 the species of Mhoj}]) rice, are clawless, and live on various 

 species of Casiiarina. 



Misophrice squamiventius, n. sp. 



Black, rostrum (base and tip excepted), funicle, club. 

 femora, and tibiae reddish. Densely clothed with rounded 

 scales of a more or less golden colour, but feebly variegated 

 with obscure darker and silvery patches; under surface with 

 paler scales than upper. 



Rostrum thin, strongly curved, slightly longer than pro- 

 thorax ; with four punctate-striae on the basal half and scat- 

 tered punctures on the apical half. Prothorax moderately 

 transverse, sides rounded and diminishing slightly to apex, 

 base distinctly bisinuate ; punctures dense but concealed. 

 Elytra not much wider than prothorax, widest near base ; 

 striate-punctate, the jDunctures in striae rather large but almost 

 concealed, interstices with dense concealed punctures. Ahdo- 

 men gently convex in one sex, slightly flattened in middle in 

 the other. Length, 2-3 mm. 



Rah. — Tasmania: Hobart, Ulverstone, Launceston, Swan- 

 sea (A. M. Lea) ; Victoria (National Museum). 



On the prothorax three indistinct dark stripes can some- 

 times be traced : on the elytra across the middle pale scales 

 form feeble markings, usually confined to alternate inter- 

 stices. On the sterna and abdomen (except at the sides) the 

 scales are often almost silver^T^-white. or with a slight bluish 

 gloss, and they are just as dense on the abdomen as elsewhere, 

 this being a very unusual feature in ^fisnpJirire, although 

 equally dense in the following species. 



Apparently nearer to f^qiiamoKn than any otuer described 

 species, but considerably smaller, rostrum not nearly straight, 

 femora as well as tibiae reddish, the funicle different, etc. 



