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lli'ad with small dense punctures. Eyes large, almost 

 touching. Rostrum stout, not half the length of prothorax,. 

 with dense punctures, concealed towards base. Scape shorter 

 than funicle, the latter shorter than club. I'rothoraa: about 

 as long as wide, sides comparatively strongly rounded, front 

 angles rounded, hind ones acute, base decidedly bisinuate ; 

 median line distinct and inflated towards but terminating 

 before apex: with dense, clearly-defined punctures. Elytra 

 parallel-sided to near apex; punctate-striate ; interstices with 

 sntall granules, the fifth with a few larger and more distinct 

 ones (but still small) in addition ; suture feebly depressed, 

 except at base, where it is rather strongly so. Under surface 

 with fairly dense punctures, larger on metasternum than else- 

 where. Femora comparatively thin, edentate; third tarsal 

 joint wide. Length, 21,-2^ mm. 



//«&.— New South Wales: Jenolan (J. C. Wiburd), For- 

 est Reefs; Tasmania: Hobart (A. M. Lea). 



The absence of pubescence from the prothorax and elytra 

 may not be constant, although uniform in the three speci- 

 mens before me. The scape is thinner than in males of other 

 species, but it is of normal stoutness. 



Although in size and colour much like many specimens, 

 of riifimanus, it has (apart from the edentate femora, which 

 will distinguish it from all other species here noted) the pro- 

 thorax more decidedly bisinuate at the base, the scutellum 

 at the base of a decided impression, fifth interstice granu- 

 late, and the eyes even more closely together. 



Magdalis stenotarsus, n. sp. 



d- ■ Black ; scape, funicle, and parts of tarsi of a dull- 

 red. Upper surface sparsely, under more densely pubescent. 



Head with dense shallow punctures. Eyes decidedly 

 separated. Rostrum stout, half the length of funicle ; with 

 punctures as on head. Antennae stout, scape dilated to apex; 

 and shorter than club ; the latter the length of six preced- 

 ing joints combined. Prothorax subquadrate, front angles 

 rounded, hind acute : median line distinct but scarcely sub- 

 carinate ; densely punctate. Elytra subcylindrical ; punctate- 

 striate : interstices with numerous small granules, the third 

 in addition with some larger ones (but still small) about the 

 middle. Under surface with dense but usually concealed 

 punctures. Femora stout, acutely dentate; third tarsal joint 

 comparatively narrow, the fourth strongly exserted. Length,. 

 3-^-3| mm. 



Hah. — New South Wales: Sydney (A. M. Lea). 



The clothing of the elytra consists of fine, sparsely-dis- 

 tributed pubescence, on the prothorax the angles are more' 



