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dense punctures, in places concealed. Elytra scarcely once 

 and one half as long as wide, much wider than prothorax, 

 widest across shoulders, with rows of large punctures in 

 rather deep striae; interstices each with a row of punctures. 

 Legs long; femora stout, front lightly, middle moderately, 

 hind strongly and acutely dentate; tibiae thin; front tarsi 

 wide, flat, and fringed with long hairs; basal joint elongate- 

 triangular, longer than the two following combined ; second 

 rather strongly dilated, with the apex notched ; third cleft 

 almost to base, with the lobes divergent; fourth rather small. 

 Length, If mm. 



Hab. — Northern Queensland (Blackburn's Collection). 

 Type, I. 2727. 



It was with some doubt that this species was referred to 

 Jleripherellus, as its front tarsi are very different to those of 

 (Ctpicalis. They are, in fact, very peculiar, but may be 

 sexually variable; the type appears to be a male. The white 

 scales are as described, but the type shows traces of abrasion. 

 From some directions parts of the elytral interstices appear 

 to be ridged, so that there they appear to be much narrower 

 than the seriate punctures. 



MlCRAONYCHUS RUFIMANUS, 11. Sp. 



Reddish-brown, in places almost black; most of rostrum, 

 scape, part of funicle and tarsi more or less reddish. 

 Moderately densely clothed with pale, greenish-blue or bluish- 

 green scales, in places with a slight coppery gloss. 



Rostrum long, thin, and shining ; punctures concealed 

 about base, near same small but distinct, elsewhere minute. 

 Prothorax almost as long as wide, sides gently rounded, base 

 not much wider than apex; punctures partially concealed. 

 Elytra slightly wider , than prothorax, sides very feebly 

 decreasing in width from shoulders, with regular rows of 

 large, clearly-defined punctures. Length, 2 mm. 



Hah. — -Northern Queensland (Blackburn's Collection). 

 Type, I. 1887. 



A beautiful species, readily distinguished from all others 

 of the genus by its red tarsi. On the front of the prothorax, 

 head, and base of rostrum the scales are mostly smaller than 

 elsewhere, and with a faint coppery lustre ; on the prothorax 

 of one specimen there is a distinct median line of scales, but 

 on another the line is not so evident. On the elytra the 

 scales are rather large, and appear in a single row on each 

 interstice, and many of them have a washed-out look. On 

 the under-surface, however, the green is very evident. 



