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Rostrum stout and lightly curved, in female the length 

 of prothorax, in male somewhat shorter; with dense punc- 

 tures, coarse and irregular on basal two-thirds, and smaller 

 towards apex. Prothorax not much more than once and one- 

 fourth as wide as long ; densely granulate-punctate. Elytra 

 about one-fourth wider than prothorax; with rows of fairly 

 large and deep punctures ; interstices distinctly wider than 

 punctures, with fairly large granules atjbase, becoming smaller 

 or replaced by punctures posteriorly. Femora acutely den- 

 tate, and each with a small supplementary tooth ; front tibise 

 rather strongly and almost equally bisinuate. Length, 5-6J 

 mm. 



Hab. — North-Western Australia (Macleay Museum). 



On the prothorax the scales are denser at the sides than 

 elsewhere, the disc at first appearing to be nude ; but on close- 

 examination is seen to be clothed with fine short setae ; at the 

 base, however, the clothing is as on the sides. The elytra 

 appear to have three similar semi-nude spaces on each side : 

 one close to base, one about middle, and one close to apex. 

 There is a fairly distinct median costa on the basal two-thirds 

 of rostrum, but no others can be distinctly traced. 



In general appearance close to seminudus, but the pro- 

 thorax and elytra nowhere really nude, although at a glance 

 there appear to be nude spaces ; the prothoracic granules and 

 punctures are also not quite the same, and the elytral punc- 

 tures are considerably smaller, with the interstices wider. 



Haplonyx (Aolles) variegatus, n. sp. 



Black, antennas reddish ; legs varying from almost en- 

 tirely reddish to almost entirely black. Rather densely 

 clothed with white, ochreous, and black scales. 



Rostrum wide, straight, and flattened, scarcely more than 

 twice as long as wide; the length of prothorax in female, 

 slighty shorter in male; with dense punctures, more or less 

 seriate in arrangement throughout, but leaving exposed several 

 feeble costse on basal two-thirds. Prothorax more than twice 

 as wide as long ; with dense but more or less concealed punc- 

 tures. Elytra not much wider than prothorax, and not much 

 longer than wide ; with regular rows of not very large but deep 

 punctures ; interstices distinctly wider than punctures and 

 apparently with numerous small granules or punctures. 

 Femora strongly unidentate ; front tibiae strongly bisinuate ; 

 claw- joint of tarsi scarcely exserted beyond lobes of third. 

 Length, 2|-3 mm. 



Hab.— New South Wales: Mount Kosciusko, 5,700-6,000 

 ft. (R. Helms); Tasmania: Bruni Island, Hobart, Summit of 

 Mount Wellington (A. M. Lea). 



