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elytral striation. The front tibige of the male are suddenly 

 and largely excavated near the apex, so that the apical por- 

 tion from some directions appears to form a rather large 

 basal tarsal joint; projecting over the excavation from the 

 lower edge is a strong obtuse tooth. The middle pair are 

 rather strongly emarginated on the lower surface towards 

 the apex, and behind the emargination are some long golden 

 hairs. The hind pair are stout, somewhat curved, and also 

 Avith long golden hairs. The female tibiae are quite simple. 

 The excavation of the under surface of the male is bounded 

 by denser clothing than elsewhere. 



Elleschus concinnus, n. sp. 



Black, appendages reddish ; rostrum sometimes entirely 

 reddish, sometimes infuscated on the basal half, and some- 

 times on the sides of the basal half. Head, base of rostrum, 

 prothorax, scutellum, and a spot on elytra, with straw- 

 coloured or golden pubescence; rest of elytra with greyish 

 or brownish pubescence; under surface and legs with white 

 pubescence. 



liosfru/n in male moderately stout and curved, slightly 

 longer than prothorax, behind antennae with a fine median 

 carina and rather coarse but concealed punctures, in front of 

 antennae with fairly distinct punctures ; in female the rostrum 

 is longer and thinner, and the punctures are smaller and 

 less numerous but concealed only at the basal fifth. Antennae 

 thin, inserted about two-fifths from apex of rostrum in 

 male, nearer the middle in female. Prothorax about once 

 and one half as wide as long, with dense, concealed punc- 

 tures. Elytra cordate, nowhere parallel-sided; with series of 

 rather small punctures (but fairly large at base and sides) 

 in feeble striae; interstices not separately convex, except at 

 sides and apex, with small and usually concealed punctures. 

 Abdomen with rather dense partially concealed punctures. 

 Femora moderately stout, edentate. Length, 11,-2 mm. 



Hah. — New South Wales: Forest Reefs, Inverell, Tam- 

 worth (A. M. Lea). 



The head is sometimes not black, but of a rather deep 

 brown. The pale spot of clothing on the elytra is distinct 

 in the four specimens examined, but is more sharply defined 

 in some than in others ; it appears to be transversely oblong 

 in shape, and is situated on the suture at about the basal 

 third, and extends across three interstices on each elytron; 

 in two specimens it is feebly connected with the shoulders. 

 On the prothorax the pubescence is so directed as to cause 

 a fairly distinct median line where it meets. Each claw ap- 

 pears deeply cleft under the microscope. 



