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

 always clotlied witli darker scales than their surroundings, so that 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 Striae are often quite concealed, 

 but the Striae themselves are readily traceable. 



Belides. 



Belus linearis, PASC. 



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

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

 front tibise. PASCOE recorded it from Queensland, but two specimens 

 before nie (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. tibialis, BLACKB. 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 

 nie the abdomen is uniformly clotlied. 



Belus divisus, PASC. Hab.: Queensland, Gayndah. 



Beins brunneus, GüER. Hab.: N.S.Wales, Sydney. 



Pachyura devmestiventris, BOL, var. fumigata, GERM. 

 Hab.: Australia. 



Bachyura fasciata, n. sp. 



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

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

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

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

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

 Und er 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 concealed punctures. 

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

 concealed punctures, elsewhere highly polished and impunctate, suddenly 

 narrowed beyond insertion of antennae and then dilated to apex. Antennse 

 moderately long, dilated towards apex, first two joints stout, flrst 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 concealed. Scutellum strongly 

 transverse. Elytra much wider than prothorax, sides slightly inflated 

 posteriorly, and then conjointly rounded, each separately strongly rounded 

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



