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Head very long and thin ; with irregularly-distributed 

 and moderately numerous, sharply-defined punctures. Eyes 

 strongly notched, obliquely subreniform, distance between 

 their nearest points slightly less than length of first joint of 

 antennae. Antennae rather long and thin, first and third 

 joints equal in length and very little longer than second. Palpi 

 long and thin. Prothorax distinctly longer than wide, basal 

 half with sides gently rounded, then strongly narrowed to 

 apex, without foveate impressions and with median line but 

 vaguely impressed ; punctures much as on head. Elytra much 

 wider than prothorax, parallel-sided to near apex ; with dense, 

 round, sharply-defined punctures, in places feebly confluent, 

 but not rugose. Legs long and thin. Length, 8 mm. 



Hah. — Northern Territory: Darwin (H. Wesselman). 

 Type (unique), I. 6139. 



At first glance quite an ordinary-looking species, but 

 readily distinguished from all other species known to me by 

 its remarkably long head ; this is fully thrice as long as the 

 distance across its widest part. It differs from the description 

 of carpentariae in having the labrum pale, only a small por- 

 tion of the apex of elytra dark, head with not very sparse 

 and rather coarse punctures, third joint of antennae very 

 little longer than second, elytra rather strongly punctate and 

 without raised lines. 



ZONITIS BREVICEPS, n. Sp. 



Bright reddish-flavous ; palpi, tarsi (claws excepted), 

 tibiae, and tips of femora black. Finely pubescent, elytra 

 almost glabrous. 



Head rather wide and short; with minute scattered 

 punctures, becoming somewhat denser but scarcely larger in 

 front. Eyes large, widely separated, rather lightly notched 

 in front and still more lightly behind. Maxillary 

 palpi rather short, labial still shorter. Prothorax distinctly 

 transverse, sides lightly increasing in width from near base to 

 beyond the middle, and then strongly rounded to apex ; with 

 small and not very dense, but somewhat irregularly-distributed 

 punctures. 'Elytra not much wider than widest part of pro- 

 thorax, parallel-sided to near apex ; with crowded and rugose 

 but not very large punctures, smaller and less rugose about 

 base than elsewhere ; each elytron with four distinct but 

 feebly-elevated lines. Legs not very long. Length, 24 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Kuranda (H. W. Brown). Type 

 (unique), I. 6140. 



At first glance the upper-surface appears to be glabrous, 

 and the elytra (except for a slight amount of pubescence at 



