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where with dense and coarse punctures; with a narrow but 

 sometimes partially concealed median carina. Prothorax 

 granulate-punctate; sides more evenly rounded than usual; 

 disc somewhat flattened and scarcely carinate. Elytra almost 

 parallel-sided from shoulders to beyond the middle; with 

 regular rows of large round punctures, becomins: smaller pos- 

 teriorly; with numerous small and more or less depressed 

 granules. Intercoxal process of mesosterniim strongly pro- 

 duced but obtuse. Tihue moderately denticulate. Length, 

 6J-9 mm. 



Hah. — Victoria (C. French); New South Wales: Jeno- 

 lan (J. C. Wiburd). 



The sides of the prothorax and some of the punctures 

 on the elytra are sometimes stained with black or brown, 

 and on the elytra this causes a feeble mottling, or an appear- 

 ance as of feeble interrupted fasciae. On the prothorax the 

 setse are condensed so as to form a moderately distinct median 

 line, and feeble lateral ones. On the elytra they appear, to 

 the naked eye, to form very feeble transverse patches, but 

 on one specimen there is a distinct postmedian fascia, which 

 might quite fairly be regarded as formed by scales. On both 

 prothorax and elytra there are black setae scattered about 

 amongst the others. 



In some respects close to description of rutila, but head 

 darker than rest of body and elytra smooth. 



OXYOPS PALLIDA, U. Sp. 



Pale flavous-red, antennae somewhat darker, claws and 

 parts of muzzle black. Densely (very densely on parts of the 

 under surface) clothed with white setae, shorter and some- 

 what sparser on the elytra than elsewhere. 



Head with regular but partially concealed punctures; 

 inter-ocular fovea (for the genus) very small. Rostrum (ex- 

 cluding the muzzle) about as long as greatest width (which is 

 at the base instead of near the apex) ; without a median 

 carina or line, and with rather small and even, partially con- 

 cealed punctures. Prothorax less transverse than usual, sides 

 evenly rounded; densely granulate-punctate; with a distinct, 

 but irregular, median carina. Elytra evenly convex, sides 

 feebly diminishing in width from shoulders to near apex; 

 with regular rows of round, and (for the genus) rather small 

 punctures, becoming smaller posteriorly ; with numerous small 

 depressed granules. Intercoxal process of mesosternum acute. 

 Tibice feebly denticulate. Length, 9J mm. 



Hah. — North- Western Australia: Ashburton River (C. 

 French). 



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