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the males) with very feeble smoky spots. On the prothorax: 

 there is often a large subquadrate patch, somewhat as in. 

 intermixta, but much less clearly defined, or traces of this, 

 may remain as three very feeble lines. There is usually a 

 fairly distinct spot of whitish scales on the third interstice at 

 the base. Not infrequently, however, the only markings are 

 very feeble mottlings of pale-ochreous. The traces of gran- 

 ules on the prothorax are much less distinct than on the pre- 

 ceding species, but the abdominal punctures are much the" 

 same. 



TiMARETA NODIPENNIS, n. Sp. 



Black, appendages more or less red. Densely clothed 

 with light-brown or slaty-grey feebly-mottled scales ; each 

 aide of prothorax with a stripe of subochreous scales. With 

 stout, semi-decumbent, whitish setae scattered about. 



Head with minute, normally-concealed punctures. Ros- 

 trum about as long as its greatest width; apex glabrous and! 

 with numerous small punctures; with a narrow, normally- 

 distinct median carina. Antennae rather long and thin; 

 scape lightly curved ; two basal joints of funicle rather long, 

 subequal in length. Prothorax moderately transverse, sides 

 rather strongly rounded, base about one-fourth wider than 

 apex ; median line distinct ; with numerous rather large, flat- 

 tened, partially-concealed granules. Elytra subovate ; with 

 series of large, partially-concealed punctures in rather feeble 

 strias ; suture third and fifth interstices raised and granulate 

 about summit of posterior declivity. Legs moderately long; 

 front coxae large, not quite touching ; front femora stout ;: 

 front tibiae denticulate below. Length, 5f-7 mm. 



Hah. — Western Australia: King George Sound (Mac- 

 leay Museum and E. W. Ferguson), Mount Barker (R. 

 Helms). 



The male differs from the female in being smaller, the 

 prothorax wider, the elytra narrower, with considerably 

 larger punctures, the two basal segments of abdomen de- 

 pressed in middle, and the legs longer. 



Readily distinguished from all other described species 

 of the genus by the sciilpture of the elytra. The specimens 

 from the Macleay Museum were given to me under the un- 

 published name of Asce'parnus nodipennis, Pasc. 



An occasional specimen has the whole of the derm 

 diluted with red. The tarsi (except the claws) and antenna 

 appear to be always reddish; the tibiae are generally more 

 or less distinctly diluted with red ; the femora are also some- 

 times reddish, but are usually black. The mottling of the 

 scales is usually more noticeable on and about the posterior 

 declivity than elsewhere. On some specimens most of the 



