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raised, and are so •encroached upon by the punctures that from 

 some directions they appear almost regularly undulated from 

 base to apex ; they cause the elytra to appear striated from 

 base to apex, although true striae should perhaps be regarded 

 as absent. 



Geloptera minima, n. sp. 



Of a rather dingy-flavous or testaceous ; under-surface 

 somewhat darker than upper, appendages paler, but tip of 

 antennae infuscated. 



Read with numerous punctures of moderate size, smaller 

 on front of clypeus than elsewhere ; eyes fairly large, 

 moderately notched. Antennae long and thin, second joint 

 stouter than third and almost as long. Froth orax about twice 

 as wide as median length, sides strongly rounded and sub- 

 angulate about middle ; with dense and rather coarse punc- 

 tures, becoming sparser and irregular about middle. Elytra 

 punctate-striate, punctures well defined but becoming smaller 

 posteriorly, and somewhat crowded and irregular on basal 

 third, especially near suture. Length, 2J-2J mm. 



flab. — Queensland: Cairns district (A. M. Lea). Type, 

 I. 3116. 



A very minute species, but I think correctly referred to 

 Division I., although the angulation of the sides of the pro- 

 thorax is very feeble, and on some specimens the sides about 

 the middle appear to be quite evenly rounded ; on examination 

 from the under-surface, however, a vague angulation may be 

 seen, even on these specimens. The canaliculation of the tibiae 

 is unusually feeble. The sexual differences are but slight ; 

 the male has the basal joint of the four front tarsi larger than 

 in the female, the abdomen less convex, and the apical seg- 

 ment with a small fovea. 



Geloptera pallipes, n. sp. 



Dark piceous-brown, in places almost black ; head and 

 parts of under-surface diluted with red, appendages flavous, 

 tips of one to five apical joints of antennae infuscated. 



Head with numerous punctures, becoming sparser towards 

 base and smaller and denser on clypeus. Prothorax with sides 

 strongly rounded and obtusely dentate at middle ; with 

 crowded and rather large punctures, denser on sides than 

 middle. Elytra with punctures and striae much as on pre- 

 ceding species, except that the punctures are rather larger 

 about the base, and slightly smaller posteriorly. Length, 

 2^-3 mm. 



TIah. — Queensland: Cairns district (A. M. Lea). Type, 

 I. 3497. 



