BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 613 



Head densely and coarsely punctate, but punctures concealed; 

 a short distinct carina in middle ; depressed between eyes. 

 Rostrum slightly wider near base than at apex, sides rather 

 strongly incurved to middle; with distinct punctures leaving five 

 raised costje whi(;h are very distinct to just before antennae, apex 

 with moderately dense but small punctures. Two basal joints of 

 funicle equal in length. Prothorax with moderately dense, large, 

 irregular punctures at base and apex; but absent across middle, 

 except for a few on each side of a very narrow, shining, elevated 

 median carina; the carina distinct to apex but not to base. 

 Elytra at base no wider than prothorax, but rapidly widening to 

 basal third, thence strongly narrowed (with a feebly rounded 

 outline) to apex; with series of rather shallow punctures (except 

 at sides, where they become almost foveate); without distinct 

 striae (even at sides) but the spaces between the series of punctures 

 gently convex. Under surface and legs densely punctate, but 

 punctures of the former entirely concealed. Length 4, rostrum 

 1^; width 21, depth 2^ mm. 



Hah. — New South Wales(Macleay Museum). 



In one of the specimens under examination, the scales form 

 two very feeble and narrow transverse fasciae at the middle, and 

 the suture thence is very distinctly supplied with a narrow line 

 of scales. The elytral punctures are somewhat irregular, both in 

 disposition and size; on two specimens, they are almost twice as 

 large at the sides of one as of the other; on the flattest part (just 

 before the middle), they are smaller, and more distinct than 

 elsewhere. 



A specimen in the Macleay Museum (from King George's 

 Sound) possibly belongs to this species; it diflfers in being larger 

 (4^ mm.), rather more convex, the clothing more setose in char- 

 acter, the median crest of the prothorax much more noticeable, 

 and the antennae thinner; the punctures are also diflferent, but as 

 in the two specimens above described the punctures are not 

 exactly alike, this may not be of much importance. Probably, 

 however, the specimen represents a distinct species, but it is not 

 in the best of condition. 



