609 



Hah. — South Australia : Kangaroo Island. Type, I. 

 7894. 



In size and sculpture close to granicollis, but very 

 differently coloured and clothed. The pubescence is sparsely 

 distributed over the upper-surface, but is fairly dense about 

 the eyes, along the median line (except in middle) of pro- 

 notum, is dense on the scutellum, and forme feeble spots on 

 the elytra, mostly near the suture; on the under-surface it is 

 fairly dense, and there are no nude spots except a small one 

 on each metasternal episternum. The antennae are inserted 

 nearer the base of rostrum than is usual; the elytral punctures 

 are very close together, and in places have a seriate arrange- 

 ment. 



Belus lacustris, n. sp. 



Black; claws obscurely reddish. Densely clothed with 

 white pubescence. 



Head densely granulate-punctate between eyes, punctate 

 about base. Rostrum rather long, thin, and lightly curved; 

 with rather coarse punctures behind antennae, shining, and 

 with small punctures in front. Antennae not very thin, 

 inserted about one-third from base of rostrum, first joint 

 longer than second and third combined, second slightly stouter 

 and just perceptibly longer than third, third-tenth equal in 

 length, but after the sixth increasing in width, eleventh 

 rather closely applied to and about once and one-half the 

 length of tenth. Prothorax about as long as greatest width, 

 sides strongly rounded, base slightly wider than apex, median 

 line lightly impressed ; with numerous small granules showing 

 through clothing. Elytra (for the genus) not very narrow, 

 scarcely wider than widest part of prothorax, parallel-sided to 

 near apex, which is lightly produced, suture not elevated at 

 base ; with dense punctures and with numerous granules 

 showing through clothing. Femora edentate ; hind pair just 

 passing apex of basal segment of abdomen ; basal joint of tarsi 

 no longer and but little wider than second. Length, 11| mm. 



Hah. — South Australia: Lake Callabonna (A. Zietz). 

 Type, I. 7875. 



Allied to ursus, but larger and darker, rostrum longer 

 and clothing shorter (although still dense), and to the naked 

 eye having a maculate appearance ; in some respects it is close 

 to vetustusj but is wider, with denser clothing and median line 

 of pronotum less pronounced. The rostrum (except at base) 

 and basal joint of antennae are glabrous ; elsewhere the cloth- 

 ing is dense but somewhat maculate in appearance, owing to 

 numerous granules showing through. 



Two specimens (from the old collection and without 

 locality labels) possibly belong to this species ; they are of a 



