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of a rather pale blue. The sexual impressions of the abdo- 

 men are much as in svhmetaUica, and one sex has more 

 parallel-sided elytra than the other. 



M. OBLONGA, Blackb. ; IJnh. — South Australia : New South 

 Wales : Victoria ; Tasmania. 



M. viRTDiSQUAMA, Lea; Hdh. — Victoria; Tasmania. 



Thechia pygm.ea, Pasc. 

 There are before me numerous specimens (from New 

 South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania) of a species which 

 either belong to T. lyygmcfa or to an undescribed species. 

 Had they been from Western Australia, I should have re- 

 ferred them to 'pygmcea without hesitation. The description 

 of that species, however, is not very satisfactory; of its cloth- 

 ing Pascoe says, "sqimmis pallidis griseis vestita" ; and 

 again, 'Judging from my specimen, it is probable that the 

 insect in a fresh state is tolerably closely covered with scales." 

 The specimens before me have the head, base of rostrum, 

 front and sides of prothorax, under-surface and legs more 

 or less densely clothed with white, almost circular scales, 

 having, under the microscope, a peculiarly granulated ap- 

 pearance, much like softened snowflakes. The elytra (ex- 

 cept at the sides) and disc of prothorax are almost glabrous. 

 Except that the funicle is seven- jointed there is nothing to 

 distinguish it from Misophrice. Of Thechia, Pascoe says, 

 "prothorax transversus" ; but. of pi/gmcra he says, '^prof/io- 

 race latitudine longitudini aequali. In my specimens the 

 prothorax is very distinctly but not strongly transverse. The 

 size varies from lA *to 2 mm. 



Cyttalia apicalis. n. sp. 



Black ; tip of rostrum, of elytra, and of abdomen diluted 

 with red; appendages flavous; two apical joints of club and 

 of tarsi piceous. Under-surface rather densely clothed with 

 white subsetose scales, upper-surface less densely clothed, pro- 

 thorax with transversely decumbent setae, elytra with fine 

 sparse pubescence and regular rows of stout yellowish decum- 

 bent setae. 



Itostrinn the length of prothorax. Scape slightly longer 

 than funicle. Elytra with punctures in striae rather large 

 and subapproximate, interstices with sparse punctures. An- 

 terior femora feebly dentate. Length,^' 2 J mm. 



Hab.—'New South Wales: Mount Victoria (A. M. Lea). 



In general appearance close to ruflpes (from Western 

 Australia), but the rostrum decidedly longer, thinner, and 

 reddish at its tip, the club not entirely dark, etc. 



* The lengths given are exclusive of the rostrum. 



