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regularly elevated, but the even ones slightly wider than 

 the odd ones. Legs not very long; denticulations of tibiae 

 scarcely traceable through clothing. Length, 13 mm. 



Hah. — Western Australia: Cue (H. W. Brown). Type 

 (unique), I. 5655. 



A non-tuberculate species, with very short rostrum and 

 •curious elytral bristles; it would be placed in A in the 1906 

 table of the genus, but it is not at all close to any species of 

 that group. On the scutellum, under-surface, and legs the 

 gpales are whitish and usually with a faint golden gloss; on 

 the upper-surface they are mostly fawn-coloured or light- 

 brown ; on the head there are two smoky spots at the base ; 

 on the elytra there are some small, irregularly-distributed 

 spots of jet-black scales, on the sides there are some white 

 scales, and on each elytron two oblong snowy spots about the 

 middle, on the third and fifth interstices. On the elytra the 

 setae are at almost right angles to the derm, long, stiff, and 

 coloured the same as the scales amongst which they are set ; 

 on the head and prothorax the scales are much shorter. The 

 space on each side of the rostrum, between the scrobe and the 

 median groove, is narrow at the antenna and very much 

 wider at the base, and has a fairly conspicuous oblique groove ; 

 this, however, is not the sublateral sulcus, which is very 

 indistinct and between it and the scrobe. The type being 

 unique and in perfect condition it was not abraded to make 

 sure of the finer sculpture ; on close examination the majority 

 of scales on the elytra present an appearance as of grains of 

 maize on a cob, the white scales are of similar size, but the 

 black ones are slightly smaller and resemble jet-black beads. 



Leptops inermis, n. sp. 



Black, some parts obscurely brownish. Densely clothed 

 with soft round scales and with numerous setae. 



Head with a narrow inter-ocular fovea. Eyes rather 

 more convex than usual. Rostrum not very long, sides rather 

 strongly incurved to middle. Antennae comparatively long 

 and thin ; second joint of funicle distinctly longer than first. 

 Prothorax lightly transverse, sides moderately rounded, 

 median line somewhat obscure ; about middle granulate- 

 punctate, towards sides vermiculate. Elytra cordate-ovate, 

 greatest width almost twice that of prothorax ; with geminate 

 rows of large, regular punctures; third, fifth, and seventh 

 interstices, and the suture posteriorly, gently elevated. Legs 

 rather long ; front tibiae conspicuously denticulate, the others 

 less noticeably so. Length, 9-10 mm. 



If ah.— Northern Territory: Batchelor (G. F. Hill). 

 Type, I. 5651. 



