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Uracanthus loranthi, n. sp. 

 PI. xxxii., fig. 17. 



<S . Reddish-castaneous. Irregularly clothed. 



Head with median line narrow and abruptly terminated 

 hefore base; clypeus with very dense punctures, its suture 

 semi-circular. Antennae distinctly passing elytra, fifth to 

 tenth joints rather lightly produced on one side at apex, five 

 apical joints compressed, eleventh very little longer than 

 tenth. Prothorax about twice as long as the apical width, 

 which is very little less than that of the base, sides sub- 

 angularly produced in middle; surface irregularly vermicu- 

 late (in places transversely corrugate). Elytra not much 

 wider than prothorax, decreasing in width to basal third, 

 thence parallel-sided almost to apex, where each is rather 

 lightly emarginate ; basal third with dense and rather coarse 

 punctures, becoming much smaller to middle, thence to apex 

 shagreened ; each with three feeble elevations. Length 

 id, 9), 14-18 mm. 



Q . Differs in having decidedly shorter antennae, 

 slightly shorter legs, and somewhat wider prothorax. 



Ha-b. — Victoria: Melbourne, on Loranthus sp. (National 

 Museum and D. Best). Type in National Museum; co-type, 

 1. 5693, in South Australian Museum. 



At first glance somewhat like act/ tits, but elytra with 

 very different tips; each of these is distinctly emarginate, but 

 the sides of the emargination vary from lightly spinose to 

 completely unarmed. The head is moderately clothed with 

 stramineous pubescence, the prothorax (including the sides) 

 has four distinct vittae of similar pubescence, and along the 

 middle a rather wide, loosely-compacted one (on some speci- 

 mens, including the type male, appearing as two narrow 

 vittae, or six in all) ; on the elytra (except about the base, 

 where it is rather more distinct) the clothing is very short 

 and inconspicuous ; on the under-surf ace and legs the clothing 

 is moderately dense. The clothing of the under-surf ace of 

 the four hind femora is somewhat denser on the male than 

 on the female, but is not conspicuously erect or suberect as 

 on many males of the genus; the sexes, however, may be 

 readily distinguished by the antennae, these passing the elytra 

 in the male and not extending to their tips in the female. 



Ur acanthus suturalis, n. sp. 



PL xxxii., fig. 18. 



<3 . Black, in places obscurely diluted with red. With 

 white pubescence ; under-surface of four hind femora densely 

 clothed with moderately long ochreous pubescence. 



