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elytra the suture is clothed throughout, the second inter- 

 stice becomes clothed beyond the middle, and the third about 

 one-third from the apex ; the fifth interstice is clothed from 

 the basal fifth, and the white stripe is dilated posteriorly so 

 as to cover the fourth and sixth as well; the three lateral 

 interstices are clothed throughout. The under surface and 

 legs are also densely clothed with white scales. 



In appearance somewhat close to vittatus, but larger (it 

 is the largest of the genus yet known), and silvery clothing 

 covering a much greater portion of elytra and somewhat dif- 

 ferently disposed. One of the specimens (except as to its 

 clothing) is almost entirely of a dull red. 



Pantoreites trilinealbus, n. sp. 



Head, rostrum, and prothorax reddish-brown; elsewhere 

 paler, but claws black. Densely clothed with white glisten- 

 ing scales, but in places more or less setose, and with an 

 ochreous meal. 



Head with very dense but concealed punctures; inter- 

 ocular fovea of moderate size, but partially concealed. Ros- 

 trum subparallel-sided, about once and two thirds as long 

 as greatest width; apical half nude, and with small punc- 

 tures, basal half with much coarser but partially concealed 

 ones. First joint of funicle stouter but distinctly shorter than 

 second. Prothorax scarcely, if at all, wider than long, base 

 and apex subequal in width; with dense but more or less 

 concealed punctures. Elytra considerably wider than pro- 

 thorax, shoulders rounded, almost parallel-sided to near apex; 

 with rows of rather large but usually concealed punctures. 

 Intercoxal process of mesosternum scarcely produced. Tibice 

 curved and moderately denticulate. Length, 4| mm. 



Hab.—'^ew South Wales: Gosford (A. M. Lea). 



The derm and punctures are almost entirely concealed 

 by clothing. The clothing of the under surface is entirely 

 white, except that from certain directions it appears to be 

 slightly opalescent. On the upper surface the setae or thin 

 scales, which are mixed with an ochreous kind of dust or 

 meal, form a stripe on each side of the middle from apex of 

 prothorax almost to apex of elytra, and a more feeble stripe 

 on each side for the same length. In consequence the pro- 

 thorax appears to have three conspicuous white stripes, each 

 of which is dilated towards the base ; and the elytra to have 

 three stripes, of which the sutural one is the narrowest and 

 most conspicuous. The sublateral white stripes have several 

 small nude spots about their middle,, and these are probably 

 not accidental, as they are much the same in the two speci- 

 mens before me. It is probable that after immersion in 



