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feebly dentate beneath; claws soldered together except at ex- 
treme apex. Length, 43 (incl. ros.),; width, 1%; variation 
in length, 34-53 mm. 
Hab.—W.A.: Coolup (J. Philippe), Swan River (Mrs. Ar 
M. Lea). 
The specimens from Mr. Philippe were sent in to the De- 
partment of Agriculture as being very destructive to the young 
shoots and leaves of the vine. The elytra are provided with 
sete, but from no direction do these appear to be either 
wholly or partially upright; the pale scales are usually dull, 
but occasionally have a silvery or even golden gloss. There 
are several specimens under examination which appear to be- 
long to this species, but which have not the very distinet 
patches of white scales; these patches appear to be more d's- 
tinet in the females than in the males. The length of the 
scape in this and the three following species would seem to 
denote that they belong to Cherrus. 
POLYPHRADES DESPICATUS, N. Sp. 
Black, opaque ; antenna, tibie, and tarsi obscure reddish. 
Densely clothed with brown scales, becoming obscure grey 
towards the sides. Under surface with grey scales, the ab- 
domen in addition with pale setze. Legs with grey scales, the 
femora with short, the tibiæ with long setæ. 
Eyes elliptic-ovate, finely faceted. Rostrum decidedly 
longer and narrower than head, apical plate triangular, pro- 
duced behind in a carina. Scape long, apex slightly clavate 
and almost touching prothorax, shorter than funicle. First 
joint of funicle the length of two following combined, fifth 
to seventh scarcely transverse; club elliptic-ovate, slightly 
shorter than four preceding joints. Prothorax feebly trans- 
verse, sides strongly rounded, base considerably wider than 
apex; ocular lobes feeble; disc densely and finely punctate in 
front, subrugosely towards base, but all punctures concealed 
in fresh specimens. Scutellum indistinct. Zlytra ovate; 
base slightly, the middle considerably wider than prothorax ; 
sides strongly and regularly rounded ; striate-punctate, punc- 
tures considerably smaller than in the preceding species and 
almost entirely concealed, interstices wide and feebly con- 
vex. Anterior fibiæ acutely dentate beneath; claws soldered 
together for the greater part of their length, and shghtly un- 
equal in size. Length, 44; width, 24 mm. 
Hab.—W.A.: Geraldton. 
An obscure species. 
POLYPHRADES EXOLETUS, D. Sp. 
Black; antenne, tibiæ, and tarsi obscure dull red. Densely 
clothed with obscure brownish-grey scales, occasionally very 
