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Hab. — Queensland: Cairns (Macleay Museum). 



The outlines are almost exactly as in the preceding species. 

 There are at least four distinct spots of yellowish clothing on 

 the prothorax, but generally more ; on the suture there are 

 three, one close to scutellum, one beyond the middle, and one 

 apical — the latter two, however, are sometimes almost con- 

 joined. On the rest of the elytra there are usually numerous 

 very feeble spots, sometimes causing a feeble fasciate appear- 

 ance. There is generally also a spot on the forehead. 



Agametis.W 

 This genus has not hitherto been recorded as Australian ; 

 but there is a species from North Queensland before me that 

 undoubtedly belongs to it. This species agrees well — in 

 shape — with Pascoe's figure of f estiva, but is considerably 

 smaller, with different clothing. The funicle is six-jointed, 

 with the second joint long. The general appearance is of a 

 small, pectorally - unarmed Me copus. Pascoe describes the 

 tarsi as breviusculi, but they are figured (pi. xix., figs. 5 and 

 -5b J as rather long in the type, and they are rather long in 

 the species before me. 



Agametis bifasciata, n. sp. 



Reddish, in some parts somewhat mottled with brown; 

 antennae and tarsi paler than elsewhere. Rather densely 

 clothed with scales varying from almost white to rusty-brown. 



Head with eyes occupying almost the entire upper-surface 

 and very narrowly separated along middle. Rostrum rather long 

 and thin, strongly curved, dilated and squamose near base, 

 glabrous elsewhere; impunctate except near base. Scape about 

 half the length of the funicle and club combined ; second 

 joint of funicle about twice the length of first, and the length 

 of the four following combined. Prothorax more than twice 

 as wide as the length down middle, aj:>ex rather strongly 

 incurved to middle, the front angles produced into rather 

 strong ocular lobes, base strongly bisinuate and much wider 

 than apex; with small, dense, normally-concealed punctures. 

 Scutellum transverse. Elytra not much wider than extreme 

 base of prothorax, sides feebly diminishing in width from base 

 to near apex, when they become strongly rounded : with 

 regular rows of large punctures, in feeble striae, but the striae 

 more pronounced and punctures smaller towards apex and 

 sides ; with two feeble but wide transverse impressions : with 

 some very small granules, more noticeable on posterior 

 declivity (especially on its summit) than elsewhere. V nder- 

 surface with dense but normally-concealed punctures. First 



(8) Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. x., p. 473. 



