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In general appearance somewhat close to the preceding 

 species, but prothorax larger and the sides less rounded, 

 scutellum black, etc. In colour (except of under surface) it 

 somewhat resembles hryojjh-dgus, but it is much more robust 

 than that species. The two specimens described are appa- 

 rently females. 



Elleschodes placidus, n. sp. 



Reddish-castaneous. Densely clothed with straw-coloured 

 pubescence or setae, sparser and paler on the under than on 

 the upper surface. 



Rostrum (for the genus) rather stout, moderately curved, 

 slightly longer than prothorax; behind antennas with a line 

 median carina, and with rather coarse rows of punctures, 

 in front of antennae with distinct punctures only, and feebly 

 decreasing in width to apex. Antennae (for the genus) not 

 very thin, inserted two-fifths from apex of rostrum. I'ro- 

 thorax about once and two thirds as wide as long; with 

 -dense, round, partially concealed punctures. Elytra elongate- 

 cordate, parallel-sided from near base to about the middle ; 

 with series of fairly large punctures in rather feeble striae; 

 interstices feebly separately convex, with small dense and 

 partially concealed punctures. Abdomen with dense, partially 

 concealed punctures. Femora very stout, strongly and acutely 

 dentate. Length, 3^ mm. 



//«&. —Western Australia: Karridale (A. M Lea), King 

 George's Sound (Macleay Museum). 



On two of the four specimens before me the clothing is 

 absent from the middle of the prothorax, and from a sub- 

 triangular space behind the scutellum, but this appears to 

 be due to abrasion. 



Elleschodes compactus, n. sp. 



Of a rather bright red; sterna black; moderately clothed 

 "with lather loosely applied pubescence or setae, whitish on 

 sterna, straw-coloured elsewhere, and longer on prothorax 

 than on elytra. 



Rostrum, thin, feebly curved on its upper surface, almost 

 straight on its lower, feebly but regularly decreasino- in width 

 from base to apex; behind antennae in male w^ith rather 

 coarse but concealed sculpture (in female at base only), in 

 front of antennae with fairly distinct punctures in male, but 

 very fine ones in female. Antennae rather thin, inserted 

 slightly nearer base than apex in male, and nearer the base 

 in female ; scape about half the length of funicle ; funicle with 

 first joint as long as second and third combined, second 

 longer than third; club oval, distinctly jointed. Prothorax 



