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less concealed punctures; fifth interstice with a feeble sub- 

 tubercular swelling posteriorly. Mesosttrnmn with a very 

 obtusely conical infcercoxal process. Ahdonitn with basal 

 segments feebly convex in middle. Leys stout; front coxae 

 moderately separated ; front tibiae not strongly curved, the 

 others almost straight. Length 4^ mm. 



Uab. — Tasmania: llobart (A. M. Lea). 

 I believe the female of this species is before me, but as 1 

 am not quite certain of it, it is not further commented upon. 

 The three apical segments of the abdomen and the coxai 

 are sometimes of a dull red. On one specimen the scales are 

 almost black, with feeble pale rings on the legs and a few 

 pale spots on the elytra and sides of prothorax. In another 

 the scales on the upper surface are mostly of a dingy white, 

 mottled with pale and dark brown; in another the scales are 

 slaty brown, with numerous pale spots ; in others they are 

 muddy brown, with hardly any variegation. Usually there is 

 a feeble stripe on each side of the prothorax. The setae, al- 

 though not confined to alternate interstices, are not regularly 

 distributed. Seen from above, the rostrum appears to have 

 three parallel, partially-concealed carinae. Before abrasion 

 the prothorax appears to be closely covered with fairly large, 

 round, flattened granules : but these on abrasion are seen to 

 be considerably smaller, although not very small. The- inter- 

 stices are scarcely separately convex, and are about the width 

 of the punctures, although, before abrasion, they appear to 

 be much wider. The intercoxal j^rocess of the mesosternum 

 is almost rounded and nowhere suddenly lessened in width, 

 and the abdomen is gently convex ; one specimen before me, 

 possibly, however, representing a variety or an undescribed 

 species, has the abdomen gently concave along the middle 

 of the two basal segments, these features readily 

 distinguishing it from crudus and the preceding species : but 

 in general appearance it has little in common with those 

 species. 



Mandalotus geminatus, n. sp. 

 Male. Blackish ; antennae (scape darker than funicle), legs 

 (parts of femora excepted or not) and apical half of abdomen 

 of a dull red. Densely clothed with soft muddy-brown scales, 

 feebly variegated with paler scales on the shoulders, sides 

 of prothorax, and on head and rostrum ; under surface with 

 rather pale scales. With stout subdepressed setae. 



Rostrnm without visible carina. Two basal joints of 

 funicle stout and subtriangular. Prothorax feebly transverse, 

 sides subangularly dilated near apex ; median line very nar- 

 row and quite concealed ; with rather sparse, minute, feeble 

 granules, not traceable through clothing. Eli/tra elongate- 



