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impression there), and two not very pronounced fasciae on 

 the elytra, placed as on some specimens of abandons ; from 

 which it may be distinguished by its considerably narrower 

 form, longer antennae, and more sharply-defined elytral 

 punctures. The antennae are decidedly thin, but their 

 apparent width is increased by the blackish clothing of the 

 eight apical joints. 



Xylophilus glaber, n. sp. 



o • Black and highly polished ; antennae, palpi, and 

 parts of legs flavous. Upper-surface glabrous, under-surface 

 sparsely pubescent. 



Head with fairly numerous and sharply-defined but 

 rather small punctures. Eyes distant, prominent, and very 

 lightly notched in front. Antennae rather long and thin, 

 second joint stouter but scarcely longer than third, third- 

 seventh thin, eighth-tenth slightly dilated, eleventh dis- 

 tinctly wider than tenth, and almost as long as ninth and 

 tenth combined. Proihorax distinctly transverse, sides feebly 

 rounded ; punctures slightly denser and coarser than on head. 

 Elytra much wider than porthorax, shoulders evenly rounded, 

 sides lightly dilated to beyond the middle; with dense and 

 sharply-defined punctures throughout, but becoming smaller 

 posteriorly. Hind tibiae feebly dilated to and notched at 

 apex. Length, If -2 J mm. 



9 . Differs in having somewhat smaller eyes, shorter 

 antennae, elytra less parallel-sided, abdomen more convex, 

 and legs shorter. 



Hab.—'Lord Howe Island (A. M. Lea). Type, I. 6162. 



Readily distinguished from all other species known to 

 me by its completely glabrous upper-surface. Structurally 

 it is fairly close to norfolcensis. Of the seven specimens taken 

 five have the body-parts entirely black, but two are piceous- 

 brown, and one of the latter has the suture (except near base) 

 and tips of elytra obscurely paler. The prothorax and elytra 

 are without traces of the usual sub-basal impressions. 



Xylophilus conspicillatus, n. sp. 



d • Of a dingy brown; antennae, palpi, elytra (except 

 for markings), and parts of legs testaceous or flavous. Densely 

 clothed with short, ashen pubescence. 



Head with dense, partially-concealed punctures. Eyes 

 very large, close together at their nearest point, triangularly 

 notched in front. Antennae almost extending to tips of 

 elytra, second joint small and transverse, third very small 

 and indistinctly separated from fourth, fifth-tenth lightly 

 serrated, eleventh slightly wider than tenth but scarcely 



