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Of three specimens one has the metasternum almost 

 black, whilst in the two others it is darker than the rest of 

 the under surface but not infuscated. The three whitish pro- 

 thoracic lines are distinct, but rather wider and not so 

 densely formed as the sutural one. The clothing of both 

 surfaces is practically of one shade of colour. 



EllESCHODES UNirORMIS, n. sp. 



Reddish-brown, scutellum, suture (very narrowly), and 

 sides near base, sterna, and three basal segments of abdomen 

 black; club infuscate. Moderately densely and almost uni- 

 formly clothed with whitish pubescence or setae, paler on the 

 under surface than elsewhere. 



Rostrum thin, lightly curved, in male distinctly longer 

 than prothorax, and slightly longer in female than in male; 

 with a thin median carina, and with four very feeble ones 

 caused by rows of punctures; sculpture partially concealed 

 behind antennae, in male, at extreme base only in female. 

 Antennae thin, inserted one- third from apex of rostrum in 

 male, two-fifths in female. Prothorax about once and one 

 third as wide as long; with dense but normally concealed 

 punctures; apparently with traces of a feeble median carina. 

 Elytra elongate-cordate, parallel-sided for a short distance 

 near base; with series of rather large punctures (larger to- 

 wards base and sides than elsewhere), in rather shallow 

 striae; interstices feebly separately convex, with small but 

 usually concealed punctures. Ahdomen with dense regulai 

 partially concealed punctures. Femora moderately stout, very 

 feebly dentate, especially in female. Length, 2 mm. 



Hah. — Tasmania: Hobart (A. M. Lea). 



On two out of three specimens the clothing on the elytra 

 is denser on the third, and to a less extent on the fifth and 

 seventh interstices than elsewhere, but the elytra do not 

 appear to be distinctly striped. The second, third, and fourth 

 abdominal segments are scarcely produced backwards at the 

 sides, a character which will readily distinguish the species 

 from all others known to me. 



Elleschodes bryophagus, n. sp. 



Chestnut-brown ; suture and sides of elytra near base 

 and parts of under surface black. Clothed with rather thin 

 greyish pubescence, denser and paler on scutellum than else- 

 where. 



Rostrum rather stout, feebly curved ; in male the length 

 of prothorax, in female slightly longer and thinner than in 

 male ; with a fine median carina and with four very feeble 

 ones caused by rows of punctures; sculpture partially con- 



