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Rather close to ahundaiu, but smaller and with different 

 clothing, prothorax more regularly rounded and narrower at 

 the base, apex less noticeably incurved, and elytra consider- 

 ably narrower. 



The scape is sometimes almost black, and is usually 

 darker than the funicle and club. On the elytra the setae 

 at a glance usually appear to be altogether absent, but on 

 examination they may be seen pressed flat amongst the scales. 

 From certain directions the second joint of the funicle ap- 

 pears to be as long as the first, or even slightly longer. On 

 abrasion the prothoracic punctures are seen to be rather small 

 and not dense, but round and very sharply defined. 



Myllocekus fovetceps, n. sp. 



Reddish-brown or black, antennae and legs more or less 

 reddish. Densely clothed with whitish scales, and in addi- 

 tion with whitish setae. 



Head gently concave between eyes ; these large and 

 strongly convex. Rostrum slightly longer than wide, sides 

 feebly incurved, sublateral carinse strong and rather feebly 

 incurved ; median carina absent. Antennae thin ; first joint 

 of funicle slightly shorter than second and third combined, 

 second slightly shorter than third and fourth combined. Pro- 

 thorax almost as long as wide, base strongly bisinuate, apex 

 truncate and slightly narrower than base, sides gently 

 rounded on apical half and very feebly incurved towards 

 base ; punctures normally almost concealed. Elytra rather 

 narrow, distinctly wider than prothorax, sides very feebly 

 dilated to beyond the middle, striate-punctate ; striae feeble 

 but distinct before abrasion, punctures of moderate size, but 

 normally almost concealed. Femora feebly dentate. Length, 

 5 mm. 



Hah. — North-Western Australia (Macleay Museum). 



The incurvature of the sides towards base of prothorax 

 is somewhat as in m-lrahili,s, but the base itself is consider- 

 ably narrower, and there are no depressions on its surface, 

 the antennae are decidedly thinner, the elytral setae are much 

 less conspicuous, and the rostrum is very different. 



There are but two specimens before me, one of which 

 has the derm reddish-brown, whilst in the other it is black, 

 but the colour of the derm in Myllocei'us seldom appears to 

 be constant. On the elytra the setae are fairly stout, and 

 form a single row on each interstice, but they appear to be 

 absent at first as (except on the posterior declivity, where 

 they are feebly elevated) they are placed flat amongst the 

 scales. On complete abrasion a fairly large interocular fovea 



