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In general appearance, except that it is somewhat more oblong, and that the 

 elvtral punctures are not quite so coarse, it is much like the female of u. 

 crOiSsipes; the size is slightly greater than that of D. cribripennis, but the pro- 

 thoracic punctures are very much finer, and the elytral ones, although strong, 

 are also very much finer than on that species ; the outlines are much as on D. 

 gymnnpterus, but the elytra are not shagreened and are otherwise very different ; 

 the finer sculpture of the elytra of D. pubicoHis is also very different. The joints 

 of the club are wholly or partly blackish, the tarsi, base of tibiae and parts of 

 femora (almost the entire hind ones) are also more or less blackish. There is 

 a feeble median carina in a feeble depression on the head, but both are indistinct 

 from most directions ; from above the hind angles of the prothorax appear to be 

 acute and the front ones rounded off, but from the sides the hind ones are seen 

 to be rectangular and the front ones slightly acute. 



DITROPIDUS MODICUS sp, nov. 



d Bronzy; labrum, basal half of antennae (the club blackish), and legs 

 (the tarsi blackish j flavous. Head, prothorax, under-surface, and legs with white 

 pubescence. 



Head with dense and small punctures, becoming larger on clypeus ; with a 

 feeble median line. Eyes separated about the width of base of clypeus. 

 Prothorax about twice as wide as the median length, sides evenly rounded; with 

 well-defined but not large punctures, denser on sides than in middle. Elytra 

 about as long as the basal width ; with rows of rather large punctures, on the sides 

 set in well-defined striae ; interstices with sparse and minute punctures. Front 

 legs slightly longer than hind ones. Length, 2 mm. 



Hab. Queensland: Bowen (Aug. Simson's jW., ). Type (unique), I. 

 1 0978. 



A minute species in general appearance like a very small specimen of D. 

 cribripennis, but punctures much smaller, and general outlines less oblong; from 

 the description of D. albertisi, it differs in having a coppery glass, without a trace 

 of blue, and in its entirely pale femora and tibiae, except for a very slight 

 genicular infuscation. 



DITROPIDUS GLOBULUS sp. nov. 



S Bronzy; labrum, antennae (club infuscated), palpi and most of legs 

 somewhat flavous. Head, prothora.x, under-surface and legs, with fairly dense, 

 wJiite pubescence. 



