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Head with small, partially-concealed punctures. Eyes 

 large, close together in front, lightly notched. Antennae 

 rather long and thin, second joint stouter and distinctly 

 longer than third, third about half the length of fourth, 

 eleventh irregularly ovate, wider than tenth and distinctly 

 shorter than ninth and tenth combined. Prothorax rather 

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

 feeble transverse median impression, and two small, subcon- 

 joined, medio-basal ones. Elytra much wider than pro- 

 thorax, almost parallel-sided to near apex; with dense and 

 sharply-defined, but not very large punctures, becoming 

 smaller posteriorly ; with a feeble swelling on each near scutel- 

 lum, and a shallow depression behind same. Legs moderately 

 long; hind tibiae dilated to and notched at tip. Length, 

 1|-1| mm. 



9 • Differs in having eyes not quite so close together, 

 antennae shorter, elytra not quite so parallel-sided, abdomen 

 more convex, median impression of mesosternum less sharply 

 defined, and legs shorter, with hind tibiae less conspicuously 

 dilated at apex. 



Hab. — Northern Queensland (Blackburn's collection) : 

 'Innisfail (A. A. Girault). Type, I. 6181. 



Longer in proportion than divisus, and antennae tipped 

 with black. The distance separating the eyes of the male is 

 less than the basal joint of antennae; of these the third joint 

 is unusually small. 



Xylophilus interioris, n. sp. 



Flavous ; head infuscated. Rather densely clothed with 

 short, whitish pubescence. 



Head with dense and (where not concealed by pubescence) 

 rather sharply-defined punctures. Eyes large, fairly close 

 together in front, lightly notched. Antennae not very long, 

 second-tenth joints subequal in width, the second and third 

 slightly smaller than the others, eleventh very little wider but 

 distinctly longer than tenth. Prothorax rather strongly 

 transverse; with dense and rather small punctures; with a 

 feeble transverse impression at middle, and two small sub- 

 conjoined medio-basal ones. Elytra much wider than pro- 

 thorax, parallel-sided to near apex, with a vague longitudinal 

 depression near each shoulder; with dense and small punc- 

 tures, sharply defined only on basal third. Legs rather long; 

 hind tibiae gently dilated to and notched at apex. Length, 

 2J mm. 



Hab. — South Australia: Oodnadatta (Blackburn's collec- 

 tion). Type (unique), I. 6178. 



