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OXYOPS DECIPIENS, n. Sp. 



Black; antennae and tarsi obscurely diluted with red. 

 Rather densely clothed with thin setae, becoming much shorter 

 on elytra. 



Head with dense and small more or less concealed punc- 

 tures ; inter-ocular fovea rather narrow. Rostrum about once 

 and one third as long as greatest width; with dense and 

 coarse punctures; with two feeble shallow grooves, between 

 which is a very feeble carina or punctured line. Antennae 

 unusually short; first joint of funicle slightly longer than 

 second, second feebly, all the others strongly, transverse. 

 Prothorax with coarse irregular punctures, in places becom- 

 ing foveate and in places small; with a feeble and inter- 

 rupted median carina. Elytra wide at base, strongly nar- 

 rowed from shoulders to apex* with rows of large punc- 

 tures, becoming very large and deep on an oblique space 

 from near shoulders to suture at basal third ; each with three 

 tubercles near base, one on third interstice, one on shoulder, 

 and a strongly conical one between shoulder and side; pre- 

 apical callus obtuse. Intercoxal process of mesostemum dis- 

 tinctly produced, but obtuse. Tihice strongly denticulate. 

 Length, 8J-9J mm. 



Hah. — Queensland (C. French). 



On the elytra the clothing is very dense and short, ex- 

 cept for a wide oblique irregular seminude stripe where the 

 punctures are coarsest. To the naked eye the preapical cal- 

 losities appear to be feebly fasciculate and surrounded by a 

 slightly darker space than the surface just outside of this space. 

 The elytra also to the naked eye appear to have a wide 

 oblique and rather feeble postmedian fascia. The granules 

 of the under surface are rather more conspicuous, and the 

 parts of the metasternum overhanging the hind tibiae are 

 much more produced than usual. 



At a glance quite a typical Gofiipferus, but the mesos- 

 temum produced, and the subhumeral tubercles placed in a 

 line with the others near the base, instead of behind them, 

 as in Gonipfe?'us. The eyes are more convex, but otherwise 

 much as in mucronata. 



OxYOPS RUFA, n. sp. 



Of a rather bright flavous-red, rostrum darker ; head and 

 claws black. Rather densely clothed with whitish setae, ex- 

 cept on prothorax and elytra, where they are sparser. 



Head with very dense but almost concealed punctures; 

 inter-ocular fovea rather small and narrow. Rostrum about 

 once and two thirds as long as greatest width ; apical por- 

 tion with small punctures and smoother than usual, else- 



