19-2 



Head with small, partially-concealed punctures. Eyes 

 very large, almost touching at their nearest point, lightly 

 notched in front. Antennae moderately long, third joint 

 slightly longer than second and slightly shorter than fourth, 

 fourth-tenth subequal in length and subcylindrical, eleventh 

 dilated from base to middle, then narrowed to tip. almcst as 

 long as ninth and tenth combined. Prothorcuc lightly trans- 

 verse, parallel-sided from base to near apex and then strcragly 

 narrowed to apex, with a shallow median line and scarcely 

 traceable lateral depressions; with fairly dense and rather 

 small, irregular punctures. Elytra much wider than pro- 

 thorax, parallel-sided from shoulders to near apex ; with 

 dense and sharply-defined punctures of moderate size, becom- 

 ing smaller posteriorly. Legs rather long ; four front tibiae 

 lightly curved, the hind ones straight and parallel-sided 

 except at base. Length. 2-2^ mm. 



9 . Differs in having somewhat smaller eyes, not quite 

 so close together, antennae shorter with shorter apical joint, 

 elytra and abdomen more convex, and legs shorter with four 

 front tibiae straighter. 



Hah. — Northern Queensland (Blackburn's collection). 

 Type, I. 6167. 



With parentheses-like markings on the elytra, very 

 different to those of any species previously recorded from 

 Australia, and exactly alike on the three specimens under 

 examination ; the mark on each elytron commences at the 

 basal third, and ends slightly beyond the middle, on the 

 left it appears much like a C (and, of course, reversed on the 

 right) ; there is also a small infuscate spot on each elvtron 

 near the apex. There is a feeble swelling on each elytron 

 near the suture, and a shallow depression between the swell- 

 ing and the shoulder; on the males they are fairlv distinct, 

 but on the female they are scarcely traceable. 



Xylophilus pachymf.rus. n. sp. 



Flavous : head and parts of under-surface with a 

 reddish tinge, suture and parts of sides of elytra infuscated 

 and each elytron with two black spots, metasternum and part 

 of hind femora deeply infuscated. Moderatelv clothed with 

 whitish pubescence. 



Head shining and with small and not very dense punc- 

 tures. Eyes large, close together, and lightly notched in front. 

 Antennae rather long, second joint short, third to tenth 

 subcylindrical, eleventh about as long as ninth and tenth 

 combined, slightly dilated to middle and then narrowed to 

 apex. Prothorax rather small and lightly transverse, with a 



