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(appearing much like interrupted fasciae), two basal and two 

 postmedian; in addition a few are scattered about singly or 

 are clustered together to form small spots. 



Section 6. * 

 Baris basirostris, n. sp. 



Of a dingy reddish-brown and subopaque. Moderately 

 densely clothed with yellowish subsetose scales. 



Head with moderately distinct punctures. Rostrum 

 slightly longer than prothorax, base much wider than apex, 

 suddenly and strongly arched; apical half of upper surface 

 with moderately distinct punctures, elsewhere with coarse 

 but more or less concealed punctures. Scape inserted in 

 exact middle of rostrum; basal joint of funicle as long as 

 the two following combined. Prothorar parallel-sided to near 

 apex; with dense and fairly large but partially concealed 

 punctures. Elytra elongate-cordate, not much wider than 

 prothorax; deeply striate, punctures in striae and interstices 

 more or less concealed. Femora edentate. Length, 3 J mm. 



Hah. — Queensland : Cairns (Macleay Museum). 



The apical half of the rostrum is glabrous, and the 

 scales are condensed into a feeble median line and a dis- 

 tinct spot on each side of base of prothorax, and into feeble 

 spots on the elytra; but with these exceptions the clothing 

 is fairly evenly distributed. 



Seen from the side, there appears to be a deep notch 

 between the head and base of rostrum in this and the fol- 

 lowing species, much as in Pascoe's figure of Acyflwpeus 

 biffeminatus.f 



Baris devia, n. sp. 



Reddish-brown and shining, scape somewhat paler. With 

 soft yellowish scales, sparsely and irregularly distributed on 

 the under surface, clothing the sides of base of rostrum, and 

 formed into elongated spots on the upper surface. 



Head with rather dense but not clearly defined punc- 

 tures. Rostrum slightly longer than prothorax ; with coarse 

 punctures except at tip; its junction with head as in pre- 

 ceding species. Scape inserted one-third from apex of ros- 

 trum; first joint of funicle as long as the two following com- 

 bined. Prothorax with clearl3'^-defined but not very large or 

 dense punctures on disc, becoming larger and denser at 

 sides. Elytra, striate, with fairly distinct punctures in striae 

 towards base and sides; interstices each with a single row 



* Leucospila belongs to this section. 



t Journ. Linn. See. Zool., xiii.. pi. iii., fig. 17. 



