some Auslfah'un ( -'urculioiiitlu'. -K^-i 



cornl)iii('(l, 11 narrow has.-il portion on n level with the pic- 

 cedinj; sefjineiit, l)ut elsewhc re irregularly depressed. 



lien -It li l()-l;U mm. 



^ . Dillers in heiiig somewhat wider, ahdomen more eon- 

 vex, and apieul segment eonvcx in iniildle and de|)icsM(l 

 posteriorly. 



l/ab. New South Wales {Jas. Kerx/ian\ Sr.), Sydney {G. 

 E. Hryimt and H. IV. Cox), Jenolan (A. M. Lea). 



The scnlpture ot' the apical parts of the elytra should 

 prevent this species from hein^i eonfused with any other 

 member of the family. On the type (and only) male before 

 me the scales are mostly of a sooty or rusty brown, but the 

 elytra are elothetl with dirty whitish scales, except for a 

 subtriangular space on the basal third, some small median 

 spots, an abbreviated postmedian fascia, and most of the 

 posterior declivity, where the scales are of the j^eneial colour. 

 ]"]ach femur h;is also a pale rini;. On the three females the 

 elytral clothing is much as elsewhere. From the sides the 

 liead seems to be suddenly depressed below the base of the 

 rostium. On abrasion the protlioracic gr;inules are seen to 

 be covered with fairly large punctures. The base of each 

 elytron appears to have four small tulicrclcs, of which the 

 outer one is really an Mbt)reviatcd, (djiique, humeral carina. 

 In the male the aljdomcn at first ghince appears to be com- 

 posed of six segments, of which the fiftii is much shorter 

 than the fourth ; but this appenrance is due solely to the 

 wide and fairly deep depression that covers most of its 

 surface. In the female the base of the fifth is not con- 

 spicuously elevated, and its total length is somewhat shorter 

 than in the male. 



Aterpus fovi'ipennis, sp. n. 



Dark reddish brown, some parts almost black . Head, 

 base of rostrum, under snifacc ;ind legs densely clothrd with 

 dingy, somewhat fawn-ccjloured scales, prothorax and elytra 

 rather deuscdy clothed at sides, but more sparsely elsewhere. 

 With rather numerous setae on prothorax, rostrum, and 



Head without visible punctures. A n.irrow impression 

 encircling each eye. liostrum stout, somewhat elev;ited in 

 middle. Antenna; stout, first joint of funicle as long as 

 second and third combined, second as long as third and 

 fourth combined. Protfiora.r strongly convex, distinctly 

 longer than wide, produied in front, sides strongly rounded, 

 Mider at apical third than elsewhere; with dcuse hirge 



