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the four following joints combined; two basal joints of funicle 

 moderately long, the second slightly longer than first, none 

 of the others transverse. Prothorax fully twice as wide as 

 the median length, sculpture partially concealed. Elytra 

 briefly ovate, shoulders and sides strongly rounded, across 

 middle fully twice the width of prothorax; with rows of large 

 deep punctures close together, but appearing much smaller 

 through clothing; fourth, seventh, and tenth interstices 

 rather lightly elevated. Claw- joint long, with free claws. 

 Length, 8-10 mm. 



Hab. — North-western Australia (C French), Derby (W. 

 D. Dodd). Type, I. 5666. 



The clothing appears to be variable, but is in perfect 

 condition on only one of the four specimens before me ; on 

 that specimen it is mostly of a greyish- white, but on the 

 upper parts of the elytra becoming of a mottled light-brown, 

 the mottling more conspicuous on the elevated parts than 

 elsewhere ; the setae are dense, and distinct only on the tibiae 

 and muzzle; on the second specimen the clothing is mostly of 

 a dingy-brown, with two rather wide, vague, paler stripes on 

 the elytra, extending from the base almost to the apex; on 

 the third specimen the clothing is almost entirely of a dingy- 

 white ; the fourth specimen is very badly abraded. The eyes 

 are very peculiar; when viewed from above they appear to be 

 subangular in the middle ; from the side the front edge is 

 seen to be rounded and the hind one incurved, as a result the 

 top portion is much wider than the other portions; the hind 

 margin also appears to be carinated, but this is somewhat- 

 obscured before some of the clothing has been removed. On 

 abrasion the head' and rostrum are seen to be closely covered 

 with punctures, those on the latter more or less obliquely 

 confluent. The prothorax appears to be closely and irregu- 

 larly punctate, but on abrasion is seen to be closely covered 

 with net-like elevations, enclosing large irregular punctures. 

 Three of the specimens have a small but distinct scutellum, 

 but on the fourth it is not traceable. 



Onesorus pullatus, n. sp. 



Black, in places obscurely diluted with red. Densely 

 clothed with somewhat variegated scales, mixed with setae, 

 the latter stout and rather inconspicuous on upper-surface, 

 but denser and longer on tibiae. 



Head rather strongly convex between eyes; these briefly 

 ovate. Hostrum short, sculpture more or less concealed by 

 clothing. Scape stout, not as long as the three following 

 joints combined; second joint of funicle slightly longer than 



