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AULETES VARIICOLLIS, n. Sp. 



Black ; base and apex of prothorax, elytra (except suture), 

 funicle, and legs (two apical joints of tarsi black, and femora 

 infuscate in parts), more or less reddish. Moderately clothed 

 with short, greyish pubescence. 



Read with moderately dense punctures. Rostrum almost 

 straight ; in male about once and one-fourth the length of 

 prothorax, in female a.bout once and one-half ; sides feebly 

 incurved to middle : with a row of small punctures on each 

 side. Antennae inserted near base of rostrum ; second joint 

 shorter than first and much shorter than third. Prothorax 

 distinctly transverse, sides strongly rounded, base and apex 

 equal ; with dense and fairly large punctures. Elytra 

 elongate, parallel-sided to beyond the middle ; with dense 

 punctures, at base about the size of those on prothorax, 

 becoming smaller at sides and posteriorly. Length, 2J-2| 

 mm. 



Hab. — Tasmania: Mount Wellington, Stonor (A. M. 

 Lea). 



Another variable species. Of five specimens before me but 

 two agree with the above description of colour, a third has 

 the elytra of a rather dingy-brown and the dark parts of the 

 femora black, a fourth has the dark parts of the prothorax 

 reduced to a rounded spot on each side whilst its femora are 

 entirely pale, and a fifth has the prothorax as well as the 

 femora entirely pale. The elytral punctures are very dense, 

 without a trace of linear arrangement, and even the smaller 

 ones are clearly defined. In general appearance it is some- 

 thing like calceatus and densus, but the punctures are smaller 

 and denser. 



Another specimen (from Bruni Island) possibly belongs 

 to this species, but is entirely pale, except that the tip and 

 sides of rostrum and claw- joints are infuscated ; but as the 

 punctures between its eyes are much sparser than in the 

 other specimens it may represent a distinct species. 



AULETES DECIPIENS, n. Sp. 



Flavous ; head, rostrum, club, a wide prothoracic fascia, 

 scutellum, suture, metasternum, and two apical joints of 

 tarsi, black or blackish. Moderately clothed with rather 

 short, greyish pubescence. 



Head with moderately dense punctures. Rostrum 

 straight ; in male the length of prothorax, in female distinctly 

 longer : sides feebly incurved to middle, with a row of punc- 

 tures on each side. Antennas inserted almost at extreme 

 base of rostrum ; second joint stouter but no longer than first, 



