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antennae to apex. Scape inserted almost in exact middle of 

 rostrum. Prothorax with very dense and moderately large 

 punctures. Elytra elongate, cordate, not much wider than 

 prothorax, punctate-striate, punctures in striae deeply set; 

 interstices coarsely punctate, each puncture almost extend- 

 ing from stria to stria. Under surface (abdomen to a less 

 extent) and legs coarsely punctate ; femora almost edentate. 

 Length, 3^ mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cairns (Macleay Museum). Mackay 

 (C. French). 



Much more densely T>unctate than any other species of 

 the subfamily known to me. 



Gymnobaris, n. g. 



Head small, eyes rather distant. Rostrum rather lon^ 

 and thin, moderately curved. Antennae thin, scape inserted 

 nearer apex than base of rostrum, first joint of funicle large. 

 Frothorax transverse. Elytra subcordate. Prosternum with 

 a wide and feeble groove, bounded on each side by a feeble 

 carina to near the coxae, these very widely separated. Pygi- 

 dium concealed. Femora feebly grooved and dentate. 



The entirely concealed pygidium readily distinguishes 

 this genus from Baris, to several Australian species, of which 

 it would otherwise appear to be allied; from Ips'irhora it is 

 distinguished by its slightly grooved prosternum and much 

 more widely separated front coxae. 



Gymnobaris politus, n. sp. 



Black, highly polished ; scape reddish. Glabrous except 

 for a few indistinct scales or setae on under surface and legs, 

 front tibiae with long cilia at apex in male. 



Head with sparse and minute but fairly distinct punc- 

 tures. Rostrum, thin, distinctly longer than prothorax, with 

 moderately large and dense punctures at sides, but small 

 and sparse elsewhere. Scape inserted two-fifths from apex of 

 rostrum, basal joint of funicle as long as three following com- 

 bined. Prothorax with sparse and minute punctures, sides 

 oblique to near apex and then suddenly diminishing to apex. 

 Elytra subcordate, shoulders closely clasping prothorax with 

 which their outline is continuous ; finely striate, two sutural 

 striae with a few round punctures towards base ; interstices 

 each with a row of minute, distant punctures. Femora 

 rather feebly dentate. Length, 4 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland : Cairns (Macleay Museum). 



The punctures in the elytral interstices are so minute as 

 to be practically invisible. 



