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king and thin, second joint subglobular, slightly shorter than 

 third but somewhat wider, tenth very closely applied to 

 eleventh and with it forming a small club. Prothorax about 

 as long as wide, sides feebly dilated to near apex and then 

 suddenly narrowed; with a shallow depression on each side 

 about middle and another in middle of base; punctures dense 

 but partially concealed. Elytra flat and rather long, almost 

 twice the width of prothorax, parallel-sided to near apex, a 

 shallow depression traversing the suture at basal fourth; the 

 punctures there dense and distinct, but smaller and more or 

 less concealed elsewhere. Legs rather long and thin; hind 

 femora lightly grooved and with a short fringe of golden 

 pubescence; hind tibiae no wider at apex than in middle. 

 Length, 2 mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Innisfail (A. A. Girault). Type 

 (unique), I. 6198. 



In general appearance approaching some of the depressed 

 species of Anthicus, but with the suture between the two 

 basal segments of abdomen distinct only at sides, and hind 

 femora with the curious clothing of several other species of 

 Xylophilus. The upper-surface at first glance appears to have 

 a kind of bloom, but this is really due to extremely minute 

 pubescence, amongst which is mixed the ordinary short 

 pubescence of the genus. 



Xylophilus microps, n. sp. 



<$ . Blackish-brown ; antennae (lightly inf uscated about 

 apex), palpi, legs (hind femora inf uscated) and two elytral 

 fasciae paler. With very fine, ashen pubescence. 



Head with small, dense punctures. Eyes prominent but 

 (for the genus) rather small and distant. Antennae rather 

 long and thin, second joint subglobular, slightly shorter and 

 stouter than third, ninth and tenth slightly dilated and, with 

 the eleventh, forming a loose club. Prothorax slightly wider 

 than long, sides gently rounded and wider near apex 

 than elsewhere ; punctures dense, sharply defined, and 

 rather small; with two feeble medio-basal impressions. Elytra 

 rather narrow and parallel-sided, scarcely wider than widest 

 part of prothorax, basal impressions scarcely traceable; punc- 

 tures slightly larger than on prothorax, but becoming smaller 

 posteriorly. Legs rather long; hind femora stout, with a 

 conspicuous abruptly-terminated fringe on lower surface ; hind 

 tibiae with apical half wider than basal half, but not wider 

 at apex than near same. Length, 1J mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Mount Tambourine (A. M. Lea). 

 Type (unique), I. 6177. 



