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and elytra) obscurely diluted with red, and there is generally 

 at least a trace of red in the antennae, but most specimens 

 have the legs and rostrum deep black. 



Apion stilbum, n. sp. 



Black, shining, glabrous. 



Head very shallowly impressed between eyes. Rostrum 

 almost straight, about once and one-fourth the length of 

 prothorax, basal fourth fairly wide, then strongly narrowed r 

 with the apical two-thirds thin and parallel-sided ; punctures 

 very indistinct. Antennae inserted at basal fourth of rostrum. 

 Prothorax about as long as wide, sides gently increasing in 

 width from apex to beyond the middle, and then decreasing 

 to base; with very minute punctures. Elytra strongly con- 

 vex, about twice as long as wide ; finely striated, striae with- 

 out punctures except about middle third of the fifth to ninth ; 

 interstices not separately convex, with extremely minute 

 punctures. Length, l|-2 mm. 



TIab. — New South Wales: Illawarra (H. J. Carter), 

 Otford (A. M. Lea). 



The rostrum at about the basal two-fifths is suddenly 

 narrowed, and then parallel-sided to apex, so that it has a 

 very unusual appearance. The head is decidedly impressed 

 between the eyes, but the impression is single, so that in my 

 table it would be associated with agonis, which has the ros- 

 trum regularly decreasing in width and with strong punctures - 

 agonis is also a larger species, with wider elytra, on which 

 the strise are considerably stronger. 



Apion pilistrtatum, n. sp. 



Black; legs (claws excepted) and antennae flavous ; ros- 

 trum of male (except basal fourth) also flavous, but of female 

 black. Moderately densely clothed (more densely on sterna 

 than elsewhere) with short white pubescence, on the elytra 

 formed into distinct lines. 



Head with derm partially concealed. Rostrum lightly 

 curved, in male the length of prothorax, in female slightly 

 longer ; basal fourth in male with partially-concealed punc- 

 tures ; elsewhere and the whole rostrum of female with very 

 small but fairly distinct punctures. Antennae inserted at 

 basal fourth of rostrum. Prothorax moderately transverse, 

 sides lightly constricted near base and apex, and rounded in 

 middle, base much wider than apex ; with dense and rather 

 strong punctures : with a small but rather deep sub-basal 

 fovea. Elytra about once and one-half as long as wide ; 



