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and fairly numerous punctures, concealed only at base in 

 male. Antennae inserted about one-third from base of ros- 

 trum. Prothorax about once and one-half as wide as long, 

 sides lightly constricted near base and apex, and rounded in 

 middle, with fairly numerous and rather strong but partially- 

 concealed punctures : sub-basal fovea shallow and usually 

 concealed. Elytra not twice as long as wide: strongly striate- 

 punctate, interstices much wider than striae. Length, H-2 

 mm. 



Hah. — -Tasmania (Macleay Museum): Huon River, 

 Frankford, Hobart (A. M. Lea). 



On abrasion there is seen to be a slight impression at 

 the base of the prothorax, but it could not be fairly called a 

 fovea : but regarding it as such the species would be placed 

 with foveicolle and ftiscosuturale. From the former it is dis- 

 tinguished by its decidedly curved rostrum, and from the 

 latter (to which in general appearance it is very close) by 

 its black sterna. Regarding the prothorax as non-foveate, it 

 should be placed with integricolle and carpopkagum, both of 

 which are considerably larger with paler legs, etc. From the 

 South Australian turhidum it differs in being larger, with 

 the rostrum more curved. 



The colours are somewhat similar to those of vertebrate, 

 but the legs are darker, and the size is much smaller. Some- 

 times the elytra! margins are narrowly stained with black. 

 There is a small glabrous or semi-glabrous spot on each 

 elytron, on the second, third, and fourth interstices about 

 the middle, and (probably owing to partial abrasion) the 

 two frequently appear to be partially or quite conjoined. The 

 rostrum is clothed only at the base. 



Apiox xigrosutcrale, n. sp. 



Dark-brown; scutellum, suture, and margins of elytra 

 and under surface (abdomen excepted or not) black: legs 

 flavous, tarsi infuscate and claws black : antennae dull-red, 

 club darker : rostrum with the part between tip and basal 

 third (which are black or blackish) somewhat flavous in male, 

 much darker in female. Moderately clothed with whitish 

 pubescence on upper-surface, and feebly variegated on 

 elytra : on lower-surface with denser and snowy clothing : 

 rostrum clothed almost to apex in male, at basal half only 

 in female. 



Head with dense partially-concealed punctures. Rostrum 

 of male moderately stout, lightly curved, about the length 

 of prothorax, with rather numerous but mostly concealed 

 punctures : of female longer, thinner, and more curved, and 

 with smaller but less concealed punctures. Antennae inserted 



