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LONGITARSUS. 
L, Victoriensis, sp. nov. Ovalis; sat nitidus; fusco-testaceus, 
capite rufescenti, antennis extrorsum labro et femoribus 
posticis infuscatis ; antennis sat gracilibus quam corpus vix 
brevioribus, articulo 1° quam sequentes 2 conjuncti vix 
breviori, 3° quam 2™* sat longiori quam 4” paullo breviori ; 
capite vix punctulato, in vertice plus minusve distincte 
transversim strigato ; prothorace transversim subquadrato, 
crebre fortiter punctulato, lateribus leviter arcuatis; elytris 
fortiter subseriatim punctulatis. Long, 11; lat, $1 
(vix). 
Very like Z. lwridus, Gyll.; ditfering from that species especially 
by its elytral puncturation evidently a little closer and less coarse, 
and much more disposed to a seriate arrangement ; also by the 
usually well-marked transverse strigosity of the hind part of its 
head. 
Victoria ; Alpine district. 
APHTHONA. 
A, Cowleyi, sp. nov. Ovalis, sat elongata; nitida; antennis 
extrorsum labro et (ex parte) femoribus posticis piceis, tibiis 
plus minusve infuscatis ; capite levi inter oculos sulcato ; 
antennis quam corporis dimidium vix longioribus, articulo 
1° modico, 2° minus brevi, 3° quam 2 sat longiori (1° long- 
itudine sat wquali), 4° 3° equali; prothorace subtilissime 
punctulato, subquadrato, antice leviter angustato, pone 
marginem anticum lateribus subangulatis; elytris quam 
prothorax minus nitidis vix manifeste punctulatis; coxis 
anticis apertis ; tibiis omnibus breviter mucronatis, posticis 
extus sat longe sat manifeste longitudinaliter sulcatis ; tars- 
orum posticorum articulo basali sequentibus 2 longitudine 
eequali. Long., 1? 1.; lat., 41. 
In this species the hind tibize are somewhat more decidedly 
suleate externally than is usual in Aphthona, but I can find no 
other character inconsistent with a place in that genus. 
Apparently near A. papuensis, Jac, but considerably larger, with 
more transverse prothorax, &c. 
Northern Australia ; taken by Mr. Cowley, near Cairas. 
XUTHEA (1) 
I feel considerable hesitation in assigning the following species 
to this East Indian genus, which is not known to me in nature. 
But it agrees with the diagnosis in all essential characters and 
certainly ought to be placed very near Xwuthea. Its front coxe 
are open behind, its prothorax has a strong transverse sulcus 
sharply limited by a short longitudinal sulcus on either side ; its 
