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men with numerous small granules, the basal segment some- 

 what concave. J^egs stout ; front coxae widely separated ; front 

 tibiae rather feebly bisinuate. Length, 4^-5 mm. 



Hah. — Victoria: Apollo Bay (C. Frencli). 



The clothing of the under-surface (except at sides of 

 sterna) consists entirely of rather fine setas. On the five speci- 

 mens before me there is always a distinct spot (or short stripe) 

 of white scales on the third interstices at the base, and these 

 are sometimes connected across the extreme base ; the sides of 

 the prothorax are usually marked with broken and irregular 

 whitish stripes ; there is also a distinct white spot at the side 

 of each eye. The legs have more or less distinct whitish rings, 

 usually two on each of the femora and tibiae. The sooty scales 

 may cover but a small portion of the derm or more than half. 

 The prothoracic granules are scarcely traceable through the 

 clothing, and when this has been removed are seen to be but 

 very feebly elevated, and in fact the slight swellings should 

 perhaps not be regarded as granules at all. The hind tibiae 

 at the lower inner edge are feebly ridged, and the ridge 

 terminates rather suddenly at about one-third from the apex ; 

 but it is not distinct, and is quite invisible from most direc- 

 tions. 



The two spots at the base of the elytra cause it to re- 

 semble several species, especially aimnlator', carinativevfris, 

 and Blackmorei, from all of which it may be distinguished by 

 characters given in the table ; sterilis (4) is apparently a nar- 

 rower species, with the alternate interstices more strongly 

 raised, and the abdomen and hind tibiae different. 

 Mandalotus ochreonotatus, n. sp. 



Male. Of a dingy-brown : funicle, club, and parts of legs 

 paler. Densely covered with sooty-brown scales, variegated in 

 places. With stout, regularly-distributed, subdecumbent 

 set^, mostly dark-brown, but varying to white. Front tibiae 

 with rather short ciliation. 



Rostrum, much as in the preceding species. Antennae 

 somewhat stouter. Prothorax rather feebly transverse, sides 

 very strongly rounded : median line very narrow, and usually 

 concealed ; with minute, scattered, and normally-concealed 

 granules. Eli/tra conjointly arcuate at base : with series of 

 large, rounded punctures, usually distinctly wider than inter- 

 stices, but appearing much smaller through clothing : inter- 

 stices regular. Abdomen with basal segment flat, or very 

 slightly concave in middle. Legs strong : front coxae mode- 

 rately seioarated ; front tibiae moderately trisinuate. Length, 

 4 J (female. 5) mm. 



(4) Accordins: to Mr. Blackburn's notes on the type in these 

 ''Transactions" for 1901, p. 27. 



