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lateribus suturaque, et metasterni lateribus dispositis) ; rostro 
sat nitido, arcuato, sat gracili, supra leviter longitudinaliter 
sulcato (sulcis grosse sparsim punctulatis), quam prothorax 
vix longiori; antennis ad medium rostri insertis; scapo 
apice subito valde clavato ; funiculi articulo 1° magno (quam 
scapi clava majori) subgloboso vel late piriformi, 2° brevi 
gracili, ceteris parvis moniliformibus (sed quam 2" manifeste 
latioribus) ; prothorace leviter transverso, a basi antrorsum 
leviter arcuatim angustato, crebre sat crasse ruguloso ; 
elytris fortiter subgrosse punctulato-striatis, interstitiis 
leviter convexis ; prosterno ante coxas brevl1 parum emargi- 
nato. Long. (rostr. incl.), % 1; lat. 3 L 
Of the five examples that I ae seen of this minute species, 
three have deformed antenne, with some of the joints of the 
funiculus so soldered together that the funiculus appears to 
consist of only 4 or 5 joints; in the specimen described the 6 
joints of the funiculus are all well defined. The 8. Australian 
M. oblonga, Black., is very like the present insect, but is larger, 
not dilated behind the middle of the elytra, and devoid of the 
metallic light-green scales which clothe the head prothorax sides 
and suture of the elytra and sides of the metasternum in 
M. dispar. M. munda, Blackb., has the second joint of its 
funiculus longer, and also is of the same form as JZ. oblonga. 
M. submetallica, Blackb., and setulosa, Blackb., have the pro- 
thorax of dark color, &c., &e. The other described species are 
all quite different, and need not be compared with this one. 
N.S. Wales ; taken near Tamworth by Mr. Lea. 
M. spilota (fem.), sp. nov. Oblonga, postice latior ; rufo- 
testacea, capite pectore tarsis et maculis nonnullis in 
-elytrorum parte postica positis piceis ; squamis albis seti- 
formibus sparsim vestita ; rostro quam prothorax sat longiori, 
basin versus fere ut preecedentis sculpturato ultra medium 
fere levi; antennis pone medium rostri insertis ; scapo apice 
modice clavato ; funiculi articulo 1° elongato-piriformi (quam 
sequentes 3 conjuncti vix breviori), articulis 2° 3° que inter 
se sat equalibus subparallelis, ceteris submoniliformibus ; 
prothorace transverso, sat grosse sat confertim sat rugulose 
punctulato, lateribus sat fortiter arcuatis; elytris fortiter 
sat crasse punctulato-striatis; prosterno ante coxas sat 
Or ENS parum emarginato. Long. (rostr. incl.), 13 1; 
lat., 2 1. 
It is poeeeoctay that of this and ie preceding (both from 
one locality) all the examples before me seem to be females and 
males respectively (I have made swe in respect to one of each). 
Nevertheless, I cannot bring myself to believe that they pertain 
to a single species, as the differences seem to me far too great to 
