fairly numerous punctures. Antennae inserted almost in 

 exact middle of sides of rostrum. Prothorax distinctly longer 

 than wide, base scarcely wider than apex, sides at apical 

 third constricted, then bulged out and again constricted at 

 basal third : with small and rather sparse but clearly-defined 

 punctures. Elytra almost twice as long as their greatest 

 width ; very narrowly but distinctly striate, sutural stria with 

 indistinct punctures, second and third without any, fourth 

 with a few small ones, the others with more or less distinct 

 ones except at base and apex. Length, 3^ mm. 



Hah. — New South Wales (Macleay Museum) : Mount 

 Irvine (E. W. Ferguson), National Park (A. M. Lea). 



The head is impressed between the eyes with a rather 

 feeble carina on each side, but" not one in the middle. This 

 feature will associate it with pudicum and agonis, rather than 

 with terrce-regince and argutulum. The absence of pubescence 

 will distinguish it from pudicum : the shape of the prothorax 

 and the parallel-sided rostrum from agonis. At first sight it 

 is strikingly like Myrmacicelus formicarius of the Cylades. 



Apion longicolle, n. sp. 



Black, shining, base of funicle dull-red ; glabrous. 



Head with a few small punctures margining eyes. Ros- 

 trum very feebly curved, slightly longer than prothorax, 

 basal third half the width of head across eyes, then strongly 

 narrowed to middle, and then parallel-sided to apex: basal 

 third with small but fairly distinct punctures. Antennas in- 

 serted one-third from base of rostrum. ProfJiora.r distinctly 

 longer than wide ; base slightly wider than apex, sides gently 

 increasing in width from apex, then rather suddenly but not 

 strongly inflated, and then decreasing in width almost to 

 base, with a slight projection near base ; with very minute 

 punctures scattered about, but some larger ones on the sides 

 near base. Elytra fully twice as long as wide ; very narrowly 

 striated, fourth stria with a few indistinct punctures about 

 middle, fifth to ninth with more distinct punctures, but also 

 only about middle. Length, 3^ mm. 



Hab.— New South Wales: Wollongong (A. M. Lea}. 



In my table would be associated with agonis, from which 

 it differs in being larger, prothorax and elytra of different 

 shape, and some of the stria? absent just behind the shoul- 

 ders. From tenvistriatwm it differs in the prothorax not so 

 suddenly bulged out, and the subapical constriction absent, 

 the rostrum subulate, and the elytra less suddenly elevated 

 above the prothorax. 



The head from some directions appears to be perfectly 

 flat between the eyes, but from other directions a very shallow 



