800 



combined, instead of much shorter. I have not made certain,, 

 but believe the type to be winged, and a male. 



CiSOWHITEA LONGICOLLIS, n. Sp. 



Black ; antennae of a dingy-red, club and rostrum darker. 

 Densely clothed. 



Rostrum about as long as prothorax, very feebly diminish- 

 ing in width from base to apex ; apical half without distinct 

 punctures. Prothorax distinctly longer than wide, apex about 

 half the width of base. Elytra about one-third wider than 

 prothorax, and about twice as long, sides evenly decreasing in 

 width from near base. Length, 3 mm. 



Rah. — Moorilyanna. Type (unique), I. 5187. 



The clothing is so dense that, except for the apical half of 

 rostrum (which is entirely glabrous), the antennae and claws 

 (which are sparsely clothed), the derm is everywhere concealed ; 

 it consists of soft scales, closely applied to the derm, and on 

 the upper-surface varying in colour from almost .white, 

 through fawn, to sooty-black ; the whitish scales are irregularly 

 distributed, but form fairly distinct patches on each side of 

 base of prothorax (continued on to shoulders), and a slight 

 fascia at summit of apical slope ; in addition, there are stout 

 scales rising above the surface, fairly dense on prothorax, and 

 forming a regular series on each interstice of elytra, but similar 

 in colour to the other scales amongst which they are set. On 

 the under-surface (including the whole of the pectoral canal) 

 the scales are white ; on the legs they are mostly white, but 

 the femora are feebly ringed, and the upper parts have a 

 speckled appearance; on the head the scales are mostly dark, 

 irregularly changing to white on the rostrum. The type has 

 not been abraded, so that the description of the sculpture will 

 need amplification when a specimen is available for that pur- 

 pose ; punctures appear to be faintly indicated on the head and 

 prothorax, and they are probably dense there and on the 

 elytra; the elytral striae appear as very narrow lines, but on 

 abrasion would probably appear much wider, and to be sup- 

 plied with large punctures. From some directions the base of 

 the prothorax appears to be truncate, but from others feebly 

 produced in the middle. Seen from the side the upper edge 

 of the rostrum appears to be almost level from apex to base, 

 and to suddenly slope downwards from level with the middle 

 of the eye ; but this appearance is certainly enhanced by the 

 clothing. 



DiTROPIDUS WHITEI, n. Sp. 



Brassy ; appendages more or less brassy-black, but three 

 basal joints of antennae and tips of mandibles obscurely 

 diluted with red. Clothed with fine whitish pubescence. 



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