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than fourth and twice the length of second, eleventh once and 

 one-half the length of tenth. Prothorax almost as long as 

 greatest width, which is near base, base not much wider than 

 apex, sides feebly rounded; rather densely granulate. Elytra 

 thin, slightly wider than prothorax, parallel-sided to near 

 apex, which is strongly and acutely produced, suture scarcely 

 elevated at base ; densely punctate or granulate-punctate. 

 Front femora rather long, very lightly dentate, the others 

 shorter and edentate, hind pair just passing tip of first 

 abdominal segment; basal joint of tarsi slightly longer than 

 second and third combined. Length, 10 mm. 



Hab.—New South Wales: Gosford (H. W. Cox). Type 

 (unique), I. 7895. 



In my table would be associated with acrobeles, from 

 which it differs in being narrower, elytra much more acute 

 at apex, antennae longer and thinner, etc. Structurally it 

 is fairly close to acanthopteriis and ede?itulus, but the rostrum 

 is shorter, the prothorax is less transverse, and the clothing 

 of the abdomen is very different. The clothing is fairly dense 

 about the eyes, and the median line of the pronotum is 

 feebly indicated, but elsewhere it is sparse although almost 

 evenly distributed, even near the elytral suture it is not 

 condensed into spots ; the under-surface is evenly and rather 

 sparsely clothed throughout, there being no naked spots, and 

 the sides (even of the sterna) without denser clothing than 

 in the middle. 



Belus podagrosus, n. sp. 



Piceous-brown ; parts of lege and of rostrum more red- 

 dish. With stramineous pubescence feebly margining eyes, 

 forming a feeble median line on pronotum, numerous spots 

 conjoined to a narrow sutural stripe on the elytra, and dense 

 on parts of the under-surface. 



Head densely granulate-punctate, more coarsely between 

 the eyes than elsewhere. Rostrum long, thin, and lightly 

 curved ; behind antennae with punctures as on base of head, 

 in front shining, and with minute punctures. Antennae 

 rather long and thin, first joint about as long as second 

 and third combined, third distinctly longer than fourth, and 

 about twice the length of second, eleventh twice the length of 

 tenth. Prothorax slightly longer than its greatest width (which 

 is near the base) sides moderately rounded, median line well- 

 defined, except in front; with small dense granules. Elytra. 

 (for the genus) moderately wide, distinctly wider than pro- 

 thorax, parallel-sided to near apex, which is strongly and 

 acutely produced, suture feebly elevated at base; densely 

 granulate-punctate. Femora dentate (the front pair 



