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striate-punctate, punctures moderately large, but almost con- 
cealed ; interstices slightly rough, gently convex, much wider 
than punctures. A hclonien wiili dense round punctures. An- 
terior femora distinctly, the four posterior rather feebly, den- 
tate. Length, 5; rostrum, \h : width, 2^; variation in 
length, 4^-5.7 mm. 
^« 6. —Tasmania: Hobart (H. H. D. Griffith and A. M. 
Lea). 
The tooth on each of the anterior femora is triangular, 
compressed, and distinct, although not large: it is, however, 
of the same character as that of mohn^is. 
A specimen (also from Hobart) dijffers in having the 
scales of a pale fawn, interspersed with sooty brown, and a 
few whitish ones ; the elytra have sooty suberect scales scat- 
tered about, and in places forming feeble spots, but forming 
a moderately distinct fascia across middle and a distinct spot 
on third interstice at base : the clothing of the under surface 
and legs is of a uniform fawn. 
Decilaus ovatus, n. sp. 
Dark brown, antennae (club excepted) and claw joints 
paler. Densely clothed with stout adpressed scales of vari- 
ous shades of grey, and stouter on prothorax (where three or 
five paler lines are sometimes traceable) than on elytra. 
Head with dense concealed punctures. Rostrum rather 
strongly curved, comparatively (for the genus) thin, sides 
lightly incurved to middle ; basal half with coarse punctures 
subseriate in arrangement, apical half with moderately large 
punctures. Scape inserted almost in exact middle of ros- 
trum, the length of three basal joints of funicle; of these the 
first is sligntly longer than tiie second. Prothorax rather 
strongly transverse; with dense and rather large, round, 
clearly-cut punctures, wnich, however, are almost concealed. 
Elytra not twice the length of and outline subcontinuous with 
that of prothorax ; punctate-striate, punctures separated by 
feeble ridges, and becoming very small posteriorly, but every- 
where concealed ; interstices convex, punctate, considerably 
wider than striae. Under surface with dense and large, but 
almost entirely concealed, punctures. Femora slightly but 
acutely dentate. Length, 5; rostrum, H: width, 2| : varia- 
tion in length, 3f-5^ mm. 
Hah. — Queensland : Cooktown (J. Faust). 
The dentition of the femora associates this species with 
moluris and corysojpus, from both of which it may be readily 
distinguished by the clothing : in general appearance it ap- 
proaches litoralis. The rostrum is unusually thin for Deci- 
laus. In one specimen (probably immature) under examina- 
tion, the whole of the derm is red, the rostrum and elytral 
suture being reddish-brown. 
