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In general appearance like a large specimen of cnemo- 

 pachys, but differs in being larger and less depressed, in the 

 prothorax, etc.; in addition it differs from the male of that 

 species in its very different legs, and from the female in its 

 larger eyes, closer together at their nearest, where the distance 

 between them is equal to the basal antennal joint; the hind 

 tibiae also have the apex more oblique than on that species. 

 From divisus it differs in being larger, more depressed, and 

 with much finer punctures, and in the head, antennae, and 

 legs. The type is probably a female. 



Xylophilus fusciventis, n. sp. 



Of a dingy reddish-testaceous, abdomen darker ; elytra, 

 antennae (somewhat infuscated towards apex), palpi, and 

 legs of a rather dingy flavous. With sparse and very short, 

 pale pubescence. 



Head widely transverse; with dense and small, partially- 

 concealed punctures. Eyes large, prominent, and very 

 lightly notched in front, not very close together. Antennae 

 rather thin, second joint subglobular, slightly larger than 

 third, third about half the length of fourth, eleventh slightly 

 longer and wider than tenth. Prothorax distinctly trans- 

 verse, parallel-sided to near apex; with dense and rather 

 sharply-defined punctures, with some vague depressions across 

 middle and a more distinct one on each side of middle of base. 

 Elytra much wider than prothorax, very feebly dilated to 

 beyond the middle, basal depression near each shoulder very 

 feeble; punctures about base slightly larger and more distinct 

 than on prothorax, becoming smaller posteriorly. Legs rather 

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

 1| mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Bluff (A. M. Lea). Type (unique),. 

 I. 6182. 



In build close to nigriclavus, but without a post-scutellar 

 depression, prothorax larger, antennae not so thin and with 

 the club paler, and the abdomen darker. From cnemopachys 

 it differs in having narrower and less depressed elytra, with 

 coarser punctures, and in the antennae and abdomen. From 

 divisus it is distinct by the medio-basal impressions of the 

 pronotum. I have not been able to see the front legs clearly, 

 but as the middle tibiae are thin and lightly curved the type 

 is probably a male. 



Xylophilus laterofuscus, n. sp. 



<3 . Of a dingy reddish-testaceous, head and parts of 

 under-surface darker, sides of elytra lightly infuscated about 



