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do not rise to the general level ; elytra densely clothed with 
soft pale brownish scales and with paler scales, giving the 
surface a slightly speckled appearance. Under surface and 
legs with brownish-grey scales ; head (except between eyes), 
rostrum, and pectoral canal sparsely squamosa. 
Head transversely impressed, and with coarse punctur-^s 
between eyes, with smaller ^but not fine) and almost regu- 
lar punctures elsewhere. Rostrum moderately long: not very 
coarsely punctate, punctures forming four distinct rows. 
Scape inserted two-fifths from apex, much shorter tiian 
funicle. P roth ova v transverse, with dense, moderately large, 
round, clearly cut punctures, which are larger on flanks and 
smaller on apex than elsewhere ; with or without a feeble median 
line. Elytra subcordate, outline almost continuous with that 
of prothorax ; striate-punctate, punctures moderately large, 
subquadrate, only partially concealed ; interstices feebly con- 
vex, much wider than punctures, themselves rather densely 
punctate. Two basal segments of ahdo7nen, with punctures 
which are but little smaller tnan those on prothorax. An- 
terior femora feebly dentate. Length, 4 : rostrum, 1^ : 
width, 2 mim. 
Hah. — Australia (J. Faust); Queensland. Gaynaali 
(Macleay and Australian Museums). 
The dentition of the femora is more of the nature of a 
slight lateral extension of the ridge bordering the groove (as 
in molurisj, rather than distinct teeth. The difference in the 
clothing of the prothorax and elytra is very pronounced. Six 
specimens have a distinct transverse wnitish spot on each side 
of elytra at summit of posterior declivity, on a seventh these 
spots are continued (running parallel with suture) almost to 
apex, on an eighth they are not traceable. 
Decilaus cuniculosus, n. sp. 
Clothed with greyish-white scales, on the prothorax long 
and setose, and each arising from a puncture, on the elytra 
softer, and rounded and densely clothing the interstices, each 
puncture with a thin, indistinct scale. Under surface and 
legs with moderately elongate, almost white scales ; metaster- 
num with very thin setose scales : pectoral canal moderately 
squamose : head and rostrum with similar scales to those on 
elytra. 
Head coarsely and irregularly punctate. Rostrum moae- 
rately stout, coarsely punctate, punctures more or less seriate 
in arrangement, and leaving a distinct impressed median 
space. Scape inserted two-fifths from apex, the length of the 
four following joints; of these the first is longer than the 
second. J/rothorai moderately transverse, with dense, coarse, 
round punctures, hnjtra subcordate, seriate-punctate, punc- 
