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thin and not very dense scales, varying from white to black, 

 and forming feeble fascicles in places. 



Rostrum almost straight. In male the length of pro- 

 thorax ; with coarse punctures, which behind insertion of 

 antennae cause an appearance as of seven fine costae. In 

 female the length of prothorax and scutellum combined, thin- 

 ner but more dilated at apex than in male, and with smaller 

 punctures and less conspicuous costae. Prothorax densely 

 granulate-punctate, and with a feeble median line. Elytra 

 very little wider than prothorax, almost parallel-sided to 

 beyond the middle; with rows of large and somewhat rugose 

 but partially-concealed punctures; interstices with numerous 

 small but frequently-concealed granules, and feebly tubercu- 

 late beneath fascicles. Femora strongly dentate, and each 

 with a small supplementary tooth ; front tibiae strongly bisinu- 

 ate, basal sinus the longer. Length, 5 -5 J mm. 



Hah. — Victoria: Grampians, Ararat (C. French). 



On the prothorax the scales are either whitish or some- 

 what ochreous, and appear to form feeble oblique stripes : 

 on the elytra similar scales are irregularly distributed, but 

 to the naked eye the paler ones appear to be condensed into 

 very feeble and thin transverse fasciae. On the under surface, 

 legs, head, and base of rostrum the scales are mostly of a 

 dingy- white. The prothorax is without fascicles ; but there is 

 a rather large velvety spot, mostly behind, but partly on, the 

 scutellum ; and three feeble fascicles on the third interstice 

 (of which only the median one is always traceable), and three 

 still more feeble ones on the fifth (of which also only the 

 median one is always traceable). The fascicles are composed 

 of black or sooty scales, and these are very sparse on the rest 

 of the elytra, and altogether absent elsewhere. With the 

 head bent, the rostrum of the female extends fully to the 

 abdomen. 



Close to ericeus, but rostrum decidedly longer, thinner, 

 and straighter, femora quite distinctly bidentate (in that 

 species the second tooth is scarcely traceable). In ericeus the 

 fascicles are composed of loosely-clustered scales and are 

 rather long ; in the present species they are shorter and closely 

 compacted. In the present species also the median lobe or 

 tooth of the front tibiae is much more conspicuous. The 

 general outline is much as in cionoides and sexvittatus . 



Haplonyx latus, n. sp. 

 Reddish-brown or dark-brown, in places darker. Moder- 

 ately clothed with somewhat setose scales (except on the 

 under-surface, where they are stouter), of three colours, white, 

 ochreous, and black. 



