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ashen on head, at base of prothorax and of elytra, and on 

 imder-surf aoe ; darker elsewhere. 



Head evenly convex; with small dense punctures, becom- 

 ing crowded in front; inter-ocular carina rather feeble and 

 interrupted in middle. Antennae rather thin, second joint 

 slightly longer than fourth and decidedly shorter than third, 

 fourth to tenth subequal and feebly serrated, eleventh almost 

 as long as ninth and tenth combined. Prothorax rather 

 strongly convex in front, front angles rounded, sides thence 

 feebly increasing in width to base, median line shallow on 

 basal third, scarcely traceable elsewhere ; sides with small and 

 moderately dense punctures, becoming smaller and sparser 

 about middle. Elytra distinctly narrowed from base to apex ; 

 with crowded asperate punctures about base, becoming 

 sparser and more sharply denned elsewhere ; striation distinct 

 about base and suture, rather feebly defined or absent else- 

 where. Hind coxae strongly and evenly narrowed to sides, 

 greatest length distinctly more than that of second abdominal 

 segment; basal joint of hind tarsi as long as the rest com- 

 bined. Length, 3|-4 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cairns district (A. M. Lea). Type, 

 I. 5740. 



Close to suturalis, but head without longitudinal carina, 

 inter-ocular carina slightly interrupted in middle, prothorax 

 with much smaller punctures and median line more feeble, 

 elytra less parallel-sided, with smaller punctures, and less 

 conspicuous striation and hind coxae longer. 



Fornax carinatifrons, n. sp. 



Black, tarsi obscurely diluted with red. Clothed with 

 short, depressed pubescence. 



Read with crowded distinct punctures ; inter-ocular 

 carina well defined throughout. Antennae with second joint 

 short, third slightly longer than fourth, fourth to tenth sub- 

 equal, eleventh slightly longer. Prothorax with front angles 

 rather strongly rounded, sides thence parallel-sided to base, 

 median line well defined on basal half only ; punctures towards 

 margins as on head, somewhat larger about middle. Elytra 

 feebly diminishing in width from near base ; with crowded but 

 sharply-defined punctures, larger and more crowded about 

 base than elsewhere; striation well defined throughout. Hind 

 coxae at sides scarcely one-half their greatest length, this 

 slightly more than that of second abdominal segment : hind 

 tarsi rather short, basal joint about as long as the rest com- 

 bined, claw-joint very thin. Length, 3f-5j mm. 



I [ah. — Queensland: Cairns district (A. M. Lea). Tvpe, 

 I. 5742. 



