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species is very likely to be variable in the arrangement of its 
squamosity, it is useless to describe the pattern very minutely ; 
in general the markings resemble those of the preceding species, 
but are much less clearly defined, and the lighter colored scales 
are more nitid, and have a distinctly greenish tone. The insect 
may, however, be at once distinguished from all other previously 
described Australian Erirhinini by the following characters in 
combination : antennz testaceous, scrobes subbasal, upper surface 
clothed with fine hairs of a bright fulvous color (in addition to 
the scales). 
N.S. Wales ; taken by Mr. Lea at Whitton. 
ETHAS (gen. nov. Lrirhininarum ). 
Corpus squamosum; rostrum elongatum (maris quam femine 
brevius), gracile, arcuatum ; scrobes laterales, fere rectze, 
(maris multo femine vix) ante medium rostrum posite ; 
scapus oculum vix attingens; funiculus 7-articulatus ; oculi 
ovales minus fortiter granulati; prothorax subcylindricus, 
basi leviter vel vix bisinuata, lobis ocularibus bene deter- 
minatis ; scutellum minutum ; elytra quam prothorax sat 
latiora ; prosternum antice fortiter emarginatum, ante coxas 
sat elongatum; coxe intermedie approximate; femora 
mutica ; tibiz anticee intus ad apicem breviter mucronate ; 
tarsorum articuli basales 3 minus elongate, ex ordine 
latiores, 3° bilobo, 4° modico sat exserto; unguiculi diver- 
gentes ; segmentum ventrale 2°" quam 3°” 4"" que conjuncta 
(et quam ultimum) vix longius. 
The granulation of the eyes in this genus is somewhat. inter- 
mediate in degree of coarseness, being evidently less coarse than 
in Emplesis, Gerynassa, &c., but not so fine as in Cydmea and 
its allies. On the whole I think the genus is best placed with 
those having the eyes coarsely granulated. The following 
characters in combination (without regarding the eyes) will 
distinguish it from most if not all the other named Australian 
Erirhinid genera :—2nd joint of funiculus scarcely longer than 
3rd, ocular lobes prominent, claws divergent. The rostrum is 
much like that of Dicomada. 
£. varians, sp. nov. Ovalis (sat late) ; piceus, rostro pedibusque 
plus minus ve rufescentibus ; squamis fumosis et nonnullis 
albidis confuse intermixtis vestitus ; rostro quam prothorax 
(maris plus quam paullo, femine permulto) longiori, gracili, 
arcuato, supra longitudinaliter carinato ; funiculi articulo 
basali quam 2" multo longiori et crassiori, hoc quam 3°* vix 
majori ; prothorace quam latiori fere longiori, albido trivit- 
tato, antice modice augustato, lateribus modice rotundatis ; 
elytris punctulato-striatis, interstitiis sat planis. Long. 
(rostr. incl.), 121. ; lat., $1. 
