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tiiaii wide. Prothonir as long as wide, sides rounded, con- 
striction deep, and not quite continuous ; with four tubercles 
transversely placed in middle, of which the two median only 
are moderately distinct ; with rather large round punctures 
somewhat irregular in size and very irregularly distributed, 
but more numerous at base tJaan elsewhere. lUytr(( ovate, 
moderately long, more than twice the length of prothorax, 
widest at basal third : with series of large punctures, becom- 
ing foveae on sides and very small on posterior declivity : 
without distinct tubercles. Ahdomen with a few large punc- 
tures (not foveate, however), on the two basal and the api- 
cal segments ; third and fourth combined slightly shorter tHan 
second or fifth. Legs moderately long : posterior femora ter- 
minated before apex of elytra : third tarsal joint wide. 
Length, 8t\ ; rostrum, 2^ : width, 4 (vix.), mm. 
Hah. — E. Australia (Horace W. Brown). 
Belongs to the varicosus groui^, from all the members of 
which it may be distinguished by tne exposed and irregular 
prothoracic punctures. On a glance the clothing appears as 
if partially abraded, but I am convinced that the specimen 
described (which was taken at Orange, in New South Wales, 
or Rockhampton, in Queensland), is in perfect preservation. 
POROPTERrS LISSORHINUS, n. Sp. 
Densely clothed with stout sooty and sooty-brown scales, 
rather paler on head and under surface than elsewhere : pro- 
thoracic scales stouter and less numerous than those on elytra; 
prothorax with six feeble fascicles : four across middle, and 
two at apex : elytra with eight moderately distinct fascicles 
(on the third and fifth interstices) forming two distinct trans- 
verse series : one near base and one at summit of posterior 
declivity. 
Moderately convex, subelliptic. Head with punctures 
entirely concealed by clothing : eyes finely faceted. Rostrum 
long, thin, rather strongly convex ; base and sides behind 
antennae coarsely punctate : elsewhere shining and very sparsely 
and finely punctate. Scape inserted slightly nearer base tiian 
apex of rostrum, half the length of funicle and club com- 
bined ; second joint of funicle slightly longer than first, the 
others transverse. Profhorar and elytra much as in hituher- 
culatus, but the former without carina. Abdomen densely 
and regularly punctate, punctures indistinct, but each carry- 
ing a large scale ; third and fourth segments combined slightly 
longer than second or fifth. Ler/s moderately long: posterior 
femora terminated before apex of abdomen ; third tarsal joint 
wide. Length, 7 : rostrum, 2i : width, 3-J- mm. 
Hah. — New South Wales: Mount Kosciusko (J. J. Flet- 
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