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Xylophilus mediofasciatus, n. sp. 



Of a dingy reddish-brown; elytra variegated, appendages 

 flavous. Densely clothed with very short, ashen pubescence. 



Head with small, dense, partially-concealed punctures. 

 Eyes large, prominent, lightly notched, and fairly close 

 together in front. Antennae moderately long, second joint 

 short, slightly shorter than third but no thinner, the follow- 

 ing ones very lightly serrated, eleventh subovate, almost as 

 long as ninth and tenth combined. Prothorax almost as 

 long as wide, slightly wider near apex than elsewhere; with 

 dense and small, partially-concealed punctures ; with a vague 

 impression across middle, and two small subconjoined impres- 

 sions in middle of base. Elytra flat, distinctly wider than pro- 

 thorax, almost parallel-sided to near apex, with a shallow 

 depression on each side of base near shoulder; punctures 

 dense, rather small and partially concealed, becoming very 

 small posteriorly. Legs rather long; all the tibiae thin. 

 Length, 2 mm. 



Hah. — New South Wales: Sydney (A. M. Lea), unique. 



The sex of the type is doubtful ; it is not very striking 

 in general appearance, but I know nothing at all close to it. 

 The elytra are of three shades of colour, but the shades not 

 abruptly limited, although quite distinct : commencing on 

 each shoulder and triangularly dilated to about the basal 

 third the colour is much the same as that of the antennae, 

 across the middle is a wide fascia coloured as the prothorax, 

 between this and the subhumeral patches the colour is slaty- 

 grey, the part beyond the fascia (about two-fifths of the apex) 

 is coloured as the shoulders. The distance between the eyes 

 at their nearest approach is about equal to the length of the 

 basal antennal joint. 



Xylophilus cnemopachys, n. sp. 



d ■ Flavous ; head more or less deeply infusoated, some- 

 times black. Rather densely clothed with very short 

 pubescence. 



Head strongly transverse; with dense, partially-concealed 

 punctures. Eyes large and rather close together, feebly 

 notched. Antennae rather short, second joint subglobular, 

 stouter and slightly longer than third, third and fourth 

 small and equal, fifth-tenth slightly larger, subequal and all 

 transverse, eleventh subovate, scarcely wider than tenth but 

 distinctly longer. Prothorax rather lightly transverse, 

 slightly wider near apex than elsewhere; with very dense, 

 partially-concealed punctures; with four depressions at base: 

 a small one on each side, and two slightly larger subconjoined 



