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setce are stramineous instead of white. Each of the jrro- 

 thoracic grannies on abrasion is seen to have nnmeroits small 

 punctures, with a rather larger central one. The elytra have 

 a peculiarly rough appearance about summit of posterior de- 

 clivity, although the granules there are not very large : on 

 the third interstice the series of granules is suddenly inter- 

 rupted, so that a distinct dejDression appears : the apex of 

 the fifth (some distance before the apex of the elytra) is 

 marked by a small tubercle, or some small conjoined gran^^les. 

 There are also a few feeble granules towards the sides. 



TiMARETA DUPLICATA, n. Sp. 



Black or dull -brown, appendages more or less diluted 

 with red. Rather densely clothed with light-brown or fawn- 

 coloured scales, feebly mottled with darker brown ; under-sur- 

 face with paler and sparser clothing than elsewhere. With 

 stramineous or whitish setae scattered about, and mostly 

 formed into a single row on each elytral interstice. 



Head with minute partially-concealed punctures. Ros- 

 trum with sides scarcely visibly inciirved to middle, inter- 

 antennary space rather lightly narrowed hindwards so that 

 at its base it is about two-thirds the width of its apex ; 

 carina rather feeble, but normally distinct throughout. An- 

 tennas rather thin ; scape rather lightly curved ; two basal 

 joints of funicle moderately long, subequal in length. Pro- 

 thorax almost as long as wide, sides moderately rounded, 

 base not much but distinctly wider than apex ; median line 

 feeble ; with dense small, partially-concealed granules. 

 Eli/tra subovate ; with rather large partially-concealed punc- 

 tures, in rather feeble striae : interstices gently convex, the 

 third, fifth, and seventh scarcely visibly raised. Front cooce 

 touching at exact middle ; front femora stout ; front tibiae 

 moderately denticulate below. Length, 4|-6^ mm. 



Hah. — New South Wales: Galston (D. Dumbrell), 

 National Park (A. M. Lea), Blue Mountains (H. J. Carter). 



The male differs from the female in being smaller, the 

 elytra narrower, and with larger punctures, and the legs 

 slightly longer with stouter femora. 



In general appearance remarkably close to some forms 

 of gramroJJi.t, but the rostrum wider with the inter-antennary 

 space much less narrowed behind, and the scrobes con- 

 siderably deeper. 



Of the six specimens before me most of the derm of the 

 head, rostrum, prothorax, and under surface is black, but 

 the elytra are sometimes diluted with red ; one specimen has 

 the derm entirely red. Four have the legs (except the claws) 

 entirely red, two have the femora almost entirely black, and 



