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the elytra appear feebly mottled all over. The small nodes are nearly 

 ahvays clothed with clarker scales tlian tlieir surrouiuUngs, so tliat although 

 not of large size they are usually very conspicuous. From some directions 

 the rostrum of the male appears to have a feeble median carina on its 

 basal two-thirds. The punctures in the strise are often quite coneealed, 

 but the striise themselves are readily traceable. 



Belides. 



Belus linearis^ Pasc. 



A very narrow species, with long, thin, cnrved and usually black 

 rostrum, strongly inflated basal Joint of front tarsi, and peculiarly dentate 

 front tibis. PascüE recorded it from Queensland, but two specimens 

 before me (there are others in the Macleay Museum) are labelled as 

 from K. G. Sound; a specimen in the Hamburg Museum is without 

 locality, other than Australia. The size (excluding rostrum) varies from 

 8 to 10 mm. B. fihialis, BLACKS, is evidently a very closely allied 

 species, but is described as having "segmentis ventralibres singulis macula 

 parva mediana denudata ornatis". In the specimens of B. linearis before 

 me the abdomen is uniformly clothed. 



Beins (livitius, PASC. Hab.: Queensland, Gayndah. 



Beins bruniieus, GUER. Hab.: N.S.Wales, Sydney. 



fachyura (let-mestiventris, BOI., var. f'umigata, GERM. 

 Hab.: Australia. 



Pachyura faseiata, n. sp. 



Black; elytra (the suture and usually an extension from same 

 excepted), sides of protliorax, and appendages, more or less reddish. 

 Upper surface with obscure whitish or pale ochreous pubescence, irregu- 

 larly distributed, and forming tliree feeble lines on head and prothorax, 

 densely clothing scutellum, and forming an oblique median fascia on elytra. 

 Under surface with white rather dense and uniform pubescence; each 

 abdominal segment with a nude spot on each side. 



Head about the length of prothorax, with dense coneealed punctures. 

 Rostrum stout, shorter than head, basal two-fifths witli coarse partially 

 coneealed punctures, elsewhere highly polished and impunctate, suddenly 

 narrowed beyond Insertion of antennge and then dilated to apex. Antennse 

 moderately long, dilated towards apex, flrst two joints stout, first slightly 

 shorter than third. Prothorax moderately transverse, base strongly 

 bisinuate, with a shallow Impression on each side of middle towards base; 

 granulate-punctate, but sculpture partially coneealed. Scutellum strongly 

 transverse. Elytra much wider than prothoi-ax, sides slightly inflated 

 posteriorly, and then conjointly rounded, each separately strongly rounded 

 at base; granulate-punctate throughout. Femora edentate, posterior 



