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rounded, base narrowly upturned, with a fairly conspicuous 

 medio-basal depression, and a very vague one towards each 

 side in front; punctures small and rather dense on sides, 

 sparser and less defined on disc. Elytra at base not much 

 wider than apex of prothorax, with vague remnants of costae 

 only at base: punctures small and asperate. Length, 

 9-11 mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Chillagoe and Ingham (H. J. Carter, 

 from C. French). Type, I. 6662. 



Structurally fairly close to inquisitor, but more shining, 

 the elytra conspicuously striped, and prothorax not quite the 

 same at apex. The stripes on each elytron are as follows: — 

 1. A pale sutural one gradually narrowed to the apex. 2. An 

 infuscate one, becoming feeble (on one specimen interrupted) 

 close to its starting point, but then quite distinct to apex. 

 3. A pale one becoming wider to the base, where it joins in 

 with the first. 4. An infuscate one rather wide on the 

 shoulder and narrowed to its tip, where (on two of the three 

 specimens before me) it joins in with the second. 5. A pale 

 marginal one. On one specimen, however, the fourth stripe 

 is longitudinally divided towards its apex, so that there, there 

 appear to be four pale and three infuscate stripes. 



Oxacis picticeps, n. sp. 



PI. xiii., fig. 29. 

 d • Black or blackish, some parts flavous. Densely 

 clothed with short, depressed, whitish and ashen pubescence. 



Head gently convex between eyes, vaguely depressed in 

 front; with rather small and sharply-defined but not very 

 dense punctures ; mandibles simple. Antennae long and thin, 

 eleventh joint distinctly longer than tenth and lightly semi- 

 double. Prothorax slightly longer than wide, sides evenly 

 dilated from base to near apex, and then gently rounded, 

 base very feebly upturned; with three feeble depressions; 

 with dense and rather sharply-defined but small punctures, 

 sparser in middle than elsewhere. Elytra much wider than 

 prothorax; with feeble remnants of costae, and with small, 

 crowded punctures. Length ( S , 9)> 6-8| mm. 



9 . Differs in being slightly stouter, prothorax somewhat 

 shorter, eyes not quite so prominent, apical segment of 

 abdomen longer with its tip more produced, legs and 

 antennae shorter, and apical joint of palpi smaller. 



Hab. — South Australia: Murray River (H. S. Cope); 

 Victoria: Birchip (J. C. Goudie's No. 403). Type, I. 6663. 



A small species with elytra very distinctly marked (alike 

 on the three specimens under examination). The head is 



