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Readily distinguished from the preceding species by the 

 coarser prothoracic punctures and more regular elytral 

 striation ; the inter-ocular carina is also not interrupted in 

 middle. On the head, base of prothorax and of elytra, and 

 on the under-surface the pubescence is paler than elsewhere, 

 but from some directions, even on those parts, it appears to be 

 black; on one specimen the pale pubescence on the elytra is 

 confined to about the basal fifth, on the type it is extended 

 to the basal fourth, and in addition is triangularly continued 

 along the suture to the apical fifth. Most of the joints of the 

 antennae, when viewed at right angles to their greatest width, 

 appear to be subquadrate or briefly oblong. 



Fornax interruptus, n. sp. 



Bright castaneous, elytra somewhat darker. Uniformly 

 clothed with stramineous pubescence. 



Head strongly convex ; with dense and rather small 

 punctures, becoming crowded in front; inter-antennary carina 

 interrupted in middle. Antennae moderately long, second 

 joint short, third almost as long as fourth and fifth combined, 

 fourth slightly shorter than fifth, and fifth than sixth, sixth- 

 tenth subequal. eleventh distinctly longer. Prothorax with 

 front angles rounded off, sides thence parallel-sided to base ; 

 with rather dense and small punctures, becoming crowded on 

 sides. Elytra almost parallel-sided to beyond the middle : 

 rather densely granulate-punctate about base, punctures 

 smaller and sparser elsewhere : striation well defined through- 

 out. Hind coxae narrowed almost to points at the sides, 

 greatest length more than that of second abdominal segment ; 

 hind tarsi with basal joint about as long as the rest combined. 

 Length, 5-5i7 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Mount Tambourine (A. M. Lea). 

 Brisbane (Dr. A. J. Turner); New South Wales: Dorrigo 

 (W. Heron). Type, I. 5733. 



Apparently close to additus, but fourth and fifth joints 

 of antennae almost the same size and punctures evidentty 

 smaller. The fourth and fifth joints are each slightly shorter 

 than the sixth, not strikingly so as on parvvhis. There is a 

 vague remnant of a median line close to the base of the 

 prothorax, but not of a carina. 



Fornax orthodoxxjs, n. sp. 



Bright castaneous. Densely clothed with short stramin- 

 eous pubescence. 



Head strongly convex ; with crowded and rather coarse 

 punctures: inter-antennary carina widely interrupted in 

 middle. Antennae moderately long, second joint short, third 



