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once and one-third as wide as long; with dense and round- 

 but normally-concealed punctures. Elytra cordate, nowhere 

 quite parallel-sided : with series of fairly large punctures, in 

 rather feeble striae, both punctures and striae more notice- 

 able towards base and sides ; interstices scarcely separately 

 convex, with rather numerous and small but more or less 

 concealed punctures. Abdomen with fairly dense but parti- 

 ally-concealed punctures, apical segment transversely im- 

 pressed in middle . Femora rather stouter than usual, front 

 pair almost edentate, middle pair moderately, the hind pair" 

 acutely dentate. Length, 2J-2A mm. 



Hah. — Western Australia: Swan River (A. M. Lea). 



On the two specimens before me (both apparently of one- 

 sex) the prothorax is of a dingy-red, but infuscated in parts ; 

 the elytra are also of a rather dingy-red, and infuscated about 

 the base, suture, and sides : but the basal portion (although 

 not sharply defined) is somewhat triangular in shape, its outer 

 line extending from each shoulder to the suture at about its 

 basal third. In one of them the legs are almost entirely red, 

 but in the other all the femora are rather deeply stained with 

 black. 



The clothing is somewhat as in ■iiiconsfan-'^, but is denser 

 and slightly longer, the prothorax and elytra are somewhat 

 differently proportioned, the femora are stouter, and the 

 rostrum is entirely black, with distinct punctures in front of 

 the antennae. 



SUBFAMILY CRYPTORHYNCHIDES. 



Melanteeius legitimus, n. sp. 



Black; antennse, tarsi, and tibial hooks reddish. Under 

 surface and legs with rather sparse whitish setae. 



Head with clearly-defined but comparatively small punc- 

 tures. Separation of eyes the exact width of rostrum at base. 

 Rostrum moderately thin, distinctly curved, just passing 

 middle coxae; behind antennae with a narrow median carina 

 and with dense punctures, in front of antennae with smaller 

 but not much sparser punctures. Antennae (for the genus) 

 not very thin, inserted about one-third from apex of rostrum ;• 

 first joint of funicle distinctly longer than second^ and second 

 longer than third. Frothornx with dense, clearly-defined 

 punctures, becoming smaller towards apex, and nowhere con- 

 fluent ; without a median line. Elytra closely applied to and 

 not much wider than prothorax, with regular rows of large,, 

 distant punctures; interstices acutely carinated throughout, 

 and each with a row of rather small punctures on each side ; 

 suture carinated only on posterior declivity. Under surface 



