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longer than second. Prothorax moderately transverse, 

 sides gently but distinctly increasing in width to base, 

 apex gently incurved to middle ; punctures normally 

 concealed. Elytra much wider than prothorax, feebly 

 increasing in width to beyond the middle ; striation 

 distinct, seriate punctures moderately large but appear- 

 ing very small and narrow through clothing, punctures 

 on interstices normally quite concealed. Femora scarcely 

 visibly dentate. Length, 5 mm. 



Hab. — South Australia: Ooldea. Type (unique), I. 

 7600. 



In the 1914 table of the genus would be associated with 

 taylori, from which it differs in being smaller, prothorax 

 decidedly longer and at base conspicuously much narrower 

 than base of elytra, head longer, eyes less prominent, etc. 

 The scales of the type have the beautiful bright-green colour 

 of fresh specimens of tatei, but that species belongs to a 

 different section of the genus. The elytral setae are incon- 

 spicuous, even from the sides. 



Myllocerus obliquifasciatus, n. sp. 



Black; appendages obscurely reddish. Densely clothed 

 with white or whitish scales, more or less variegated on the 

 head and prothorax, the elytra with two conspicuous oblique 

 dark fasciae ; head and prothorax with fairly numerous 

 depressed setae, but on the elytra becoming very distinct and 

 suberect (although not very long). 



Head gently convex between eyes ; with a narrow inter- 

 ocular fovea. Eyes subovate, not very prominent. Rostrum 

 subcylindrical, slightly longer than wide, sublateral carinae 

 distinctly traceable through clothing, the median one 

 concealed. Antennae long but not very thin, first joint of 

 funicle much longer than second. Prothorax moderately 

 transverse, sides gently rounded, base and apex equal; 

 punctures concealed. Elytra much wider than prothorax, 

 parallel-sided to near apex; striation distinct but punctures in 

 striae normally almost concealed. Femora scarcely visibly 

 dentate. Length, 4f-7 mm. 



Hab. — Western Australia: Ankertell (H. W. -Brown). 

 Type, I. 7603. 



A very distinct species, with a curious subcylindrical 

 rostrum. The elytral setae are suberect and conspicuous, but 

 not long enough for the species to be referred to C, in the 

 1914 table: in which it would be referred to F, K, from all 

 the species of which it is strikiugly distinct. On some specimens 

 the appendages are distinctly reddish, but on all the others 

 they are almost as dark as the body parts. The majority of 



