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the eleventh at its widest not much wider than the tenth, 

 but almost as long as the ninth and tenth combined. 



Xylophilus basicornis, Lea. 

 Two specimens from Tasmania (Hobart and Frankford) 

 differ from the type of this species in being somewhat larger, 

 and with the elytral markings and clothing more conspicuous; 

 on each of them the pale basal portion of each elytron occupies 

 the extreme base, and its posterior edge is conspicuously 

 incurved, so that there appear to be four reddish spots 

 extending from a red base ; the pale clothing forms a con- 

 spicuous bisinuate fascia across the apical third. On the type 

 the basal markings and pubescent fascia are somewhat as on 

 the Tasmanian specimens, but with a blurred appearance. 



Xylophilus incisus, new name. 

 Syzetonellus humeral is, Lea, n. pr. 



Mr. Champion having pointed out that the name 

 hiimeralis was already in use in Xylophilus when I proposed 

 it for a species of Syzetonellus (since merged in Xylophilus), 

 the above substitute is now proposed. 



Xylophilus interruptus, new name. 

 Syzeton lateralis, Blackb., n. pr. 

 Syzeton having been also merged in Xylophilus, the 

 above substitute is proposed for lateralis (Blackburn), that 

 name also having been previously used in Xylophilus. 



Xylophilus abundans, n. sp. 



d" . Blackish or brownish ; elytra fasciate, legs (femora 

 sometimes infuscated) and basal half of antennae testaceous. 

 Densely clothed with short, ashen pubescence. 



Head with small punctures. Eyes of moderate size, 

 widely separated, prominent, front lightly notched. Antennae 

 moderately long and thin, eleventh joint briefly ovate, slightly 

 wider than and about as long as ninth and tenth combined. 

 Prothorax slightly transverse, sides feebly increasing in width 

 to near apex and then rounded off ; with dense and fairly 

 conspicuous punctures, with a shallow depression on each side 

 of base. Elytra much wider than prothorax, and distinctly 

 wider than head, sides feebly dilated to beyond the middle; 

 with dense and well-defined punctures, becoming smaller 

 posteriorly, with a very vague oblique depression on each 

 near scutellum, the depressions scarcely traceable, but with 

 larger punctures than elsewhere. Legs rather long and thin; 



