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Proxyrodes viridipictus, n. sp. 



Black ; antennae (club somewhat infuscate) and legs of a 

 rather bi'ight-red. Densely clothed with bright-gi'een scales, 

 of which a few have a slight golden gleam ; under surface and 

 legs mostly with whitish or greyish scales. 



Head rather convex. Eyes more rounded on their inner 

 than their outer sides. Rostrum very short (very decidedly 

 wider than long), feebly depressed along middle; at apex 

 without a triangular plate, but with a semi-circular impres- 

 sion, the hind margin of which is forined by an acute carina. 

 Antennae thin ; scape moderately curved ; first joint of funicle 

 almost as long as second and third combined. Prothorax 

 about once and one fourth as wide as long, sides strongly 

 rounded, base truncate and distinctly narrower than ajjex, 

 the latter lightly but distinctly incurved to middle ; punctures 

 apparently large, but more or less concealed. Elytra scarcely 

 wider than middle of prothorax ; parallel-sided to beyond the 

 middle ; striate-punctate, striae distinct but punctures more 

 or less concealed. Femora stout and acutely dentate. Length 

 (including rostrum), 4-| mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cape York (H. Elgner). 



Agrees in all details with the description of this genus ;(i) 

 but the clothing of a very different nature to that noted for 

 maculatus, and the prothorax not bisinuate at base and other- 

 wise different. The upper surface from most directions ap- 

 pears to be entirely without setae ; but a few may be seen on 

 the elytra from the sides. 



TiMARETA PUNCTICOLLIS, n. sp. 



Of a pale- or dark-reddish-brown, sometimes almost 

 black; appendages paler. Densely clothed with whitish scales 

 often feebly mottled with pale-brown, and frequently with 

 a rosy or golden gloss. With dense, fine, white setae. 



Eyes not very prominent. Scrobes fairly distinct from 

 above. Antennae apparently extending to base of prothorax ; 

 scape thickened and curved at apex ; two basal joints of 

 funicle subequal in length. Prothorao- distinctly transverse, 

 sides strongly and regularly rounded, median line absent; 

 with fairly numerous and clearly-defined punctures of m.ode- 

 rate size, and which are not entirely concealed before abra- 

 sion. Elytra ovate; striate-punctate, punctures fairly large, 

 becoming smaller posteriorly ; interstices wide, gently and 

 regularly convex, and with small and dense punctures. Under 

 surface with rather smaller punctures than on prothorax ; 



(1) Mr. Blackburn states that Proxyrodes dij0fers from all 

 allied genera, except Proxyrvs. by its dentate femora; but 

 several species of Mijllocerus, both Australian and foreign, have 

 dentate femora. 



