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Section Jf. 

 Baris albigutta, n. sp. 



Black, higlily polished ; base of scape of a dull red. Up- 

 per surface glabrous, except for a stripe of snowy scales on 

 the fifth interstice, extending from just beyond the middle 

 to near the apex ; sides of base of rostrum and sterna with 

 a few large scales, rest of under surface with subsetose cloth- 

 ing, or glabrous, legs (except parts of femora where the 

 scales are dense) with rather sparse clothing. 



Head as in the preceding species. Jlo^tnun scarcely the 

 length of prothorax; with coarse concealed punctures at 

 base and basal half of sides, small but distinct punctures on 

 apical half of sides, and fine elsewhere. Scape inserted almost 

 in exact middle of rostrum ; basal joint of funicle twice as 

 long as second. Frothorar and ehitra as in the preceding 

 species, except that the punctures are more distinct, and in 

 the elytra! striae a few small ones are to be seen towards the 

 sides. Femora edentate. Length, 4 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cairns (type in Macleay Museum). 



In general appearance close to the preceding species, but 

 the white elytral scales subapical instead of basal. 



Section 6. 

 Baris niveonotata, n. sp. 



Black, highly polished ; head, rostrum, legs, and sides 

 of elytra more or less obscurely diluted with red, antennae 

 (club excepted) of a more distinct red. Prothorax and elytra 

 with irregular spots of large, soft, pearly-white scales ; sterna, 

 legs, and rostrum with subsetose scales ; flanks of metaster- 

 num with somewhat similar scales to those of upper sur- 

 face ; elsewhere glabrous or almost so. 



TJ end with indistinct punctures, even between eyes. Fox- 

 trum slightly longer than prothorax, rather strongly but not 

 suddenly arched at base, with coarse but partially concealed 

 punctures on sides, base with large, clearly-defined punc- 

 tures, becoming much smaller (but still clearly defined) to 

 apex. Scape inserted about two-thirds from apex of rostrum ; 

 basal joint of funicle as long as the three following com- 

 bined, r roth ova r with strongly rounded sides: disc with 

 fairly large and clearly-defined but not dense punctures, but 

 becoming dense on sides. Eh/tra elongate-cordate, distinctly 

 wider than prothorax ; punctate striate, punctures in striae 

 deeply set ; interstices each with a row of minute punctures. 

 Femora edentate. Length, 4A mm. 



TJah. — North-west Australia (Macleay IMuseum). 



On the prothorax the scales are formed into irregular 

 spots at the sides, on the elytra they form four distinct spots 



