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spicuous, but in particular by the intermediate carinae of the 

 head being of normal form, although rather closer together 

 than usual. The clothing is very readily abraded, but on 

 the prothorax is fairly dense : frequently, however, owing 

 to partial abrasion, there appears to be a feeble median nude 

 line ; in the elytral punctures it varies from greyish-white 

 to golden. The length varies from 8 to 12 mm. 



One specimen has the peculiar varnish that appears liable 

 to occur in any species of this genus. 



My specimens are from Western Australia (Albany, 

 Mount Barker, and Swan River) ; the type was recorded from 

 Queensland, but this I believe to be an error, as I do not 

 think that any species of the genus Gatasarcus occurs in 

 Queensland, and recent experience with specimens from vari- 

 ous European museums has shown me that wrong localities 

 are frequently attached to insects from Australia. 



Gatasarcus ceratus, Pasc. 



Of the type of this species Mr. Gahan wrote to me: — 

 "The basal joint of the funicle is slightly longer than the 

 second joint." This is in contradiction to the original de- 

 scription. 



Gatasarcus granulatus, n. sp. 



Black ; appendages (knees, tarsi, and tips of tibise ex- 

 cepted) dark-red. 



Head with lateral carinse strong and almost parallel- 

 sided, the median ones short, with a deep impression between 

 them ; behind the impression a feeble subtriangular eleva- 

 tion. Rostrum with median carina shining and more con- 

 spicuous than the lateral ones, which are sparsely but rather 

 strongly punctured. First joint of funicle scarcely once and 

 one-half the leijgth of second. Protliorarr strongly trans- 

 verse; with small, irregular, transversely-arranged wrinkles, 

 and with small scattered punctures. Elytra large, sub- 

 humeral tubercle almost obsolete ; with rows of fairly large 

 but rather shallow punctures : interstices much wider than 

 punctures, and with numerous small granules. Length (ex- 

 cluding rostrum), 13v-19 mm. 



Tlah. — Western Australia: Gei'aldton (A. M. Lea). 



The clothing, which consists of whitish scales and setae, 

 is very sparse on the three specimens before me, and is pro- 

 bably never very dense. On the pi-othorax and elytra it 

 appears to be confined to the punctures, and on the head and 

 rostrum to the grooves : on the lower surface it is irregularly 

 distributed. But in all species of Cafasarnift the clothing is 

 very readily abraded. On the prothorax at the sides there 



