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moderately long; hind tibiae rather strongly dilated to and 

 notched at tip. Length, l|-2 mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Mount Tambourine, in rotting 

 leaves ; New South Wales : Wollongong, National Park 

 (A. M. Lea). Type, I. 6164. 



A very distinct species; the blotch on the elytra covers 

 about one-third of their surface and is almost median, but 

 along the suture is slightly nearer the base than apex. The 

 male has slightly larger eyes than the female, longer antennae, 

 with the third joint more closely applied to the fourth, elytra 

 more parallel-sided, abdomen less convex, and hind tibiae 

 more conspicuously dilated to apex. 



Xylophilus synopticus, n. sp. 



£ . Black; elytra bifasciate, antennae (basal joints 

 infuscated) and parts of legs reddish. Clothed with moder- 

 ately long, straggling, whitish pubescence. 



Head with dense, partially-concealed punctures. Eyes 

 very large, almost touching at their nearest point, lightly 

 notched in front. Antennae rather long. Prothorax rather 

 small and lightly transverse, sides gently rounded but rather 

 suddenly narrowed at apex, with a shallow median line and 

 several very shallow lateral depressions; with crowded and 

 moderately small punctures. Elytra much wider than pro- 

 thorax, but not much wider than head, parallel-sided from 

 shoulders to near apex, each with a feeble swelling near 

 scutellum ; with dense and sharply-defined punctures of 

 moderate size about base, becoming smaller posteriorly. Legs 

 moderately long; hind femora rather thick; hind tibiae with 

 apical half thicker than basal half, but not dilated to apex. 

 Length, 2J-2f mm. 



Hah. — Northern Queensland: Blackburn's collection. 

 Type, I. 6173. 



Structurally fairly close to abnormis and octomaculatus, 

 but the markings very different. The elytra! fasciae are 

 rather narrow; the first is reddish and close to the base, but 

 is interrupted at the suture, the second is at the apical third, 

 more flavous than the other, and also interrupted at the 

 suture. The tips of the antennae of the two specimens in the 

 Museum are missing, but the joints that are left are much 

 as in octomaculatus . 



Xylophilus parentheticus, n. sp. 



<5 . Reddish-flavous ; head and some elytral markings 

 black, apical half of hind femora and base of antennae infus- 

 cated. Moderately clothed with stramineous pubescence. 



