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genus fairly large) punctures. Elytra at base slightly wider 

 than prothorax, sides gently rounded ; with regular rows of 

 fairly large punctures, becoming smaller posteriorly; inter- 

 stices with very minute punctures. Length, 4 mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Cairns district (A. M. Lea). Type 

 (unique), I. 2677. 



Despite great superficial resemblance, on a reduced scale, 

 of this species to Stethomela purpureipennis, it seems impos- 

 sible to refer it to Stethomela, the apical joint of the maxil- 

 lary palpi being so different. Under a Coddington lens the 

 maxillary palpi appear to have the apical joint elongate- 

 conical, but on closer examination the apical joint appears to 

 be really very short, but continuing the lines of the subapical 

 one. The hind femora are unusually stout (much as on many 

 of the Halticides) and- quite conceal the small abdominal 

 lamellae. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



Plate XXXII. 



ig. 1. ... Eutermicola sculpticollis, Lea. 



2. ... Phyllotocidium pictum, Lea. 



3. ... EupsaliS pictipennis, Lea. 



4. ... Gastroj)ha codes ventricosiis, Lea. 



5. ... UTacanthus insignis, Lea, 



6. ... ,, ilvbius, Lea, tips of antennae. 



7. ... ,, fvscus, Lea, tip of elytron. 

 8 and 9. }i discicollis, Lea, tip of elytron. 



10 and 11. ,., pertenuis, Lea, tip of elytron. 



12 ... ,, parvus. Lea, tip of elytron. 



13. ... ,, tropicus, Lea, tip of elytron. 



14. ... ,, parallelus, Lea, tip of elytron. 



15. ... ,, lateToalbus, Lea, tip of elytron _ 



16. ... ,. nihil f us. Lea, tip of elytron. 



17. • ... ,, loranthi, Lea, tip of elytron. 



18 ... ,, suturalis, Lea, tip of elytron. 



19 to 21. ,, long} cor nls. Lea, tip of elytron. 

 22. ... ,, simulans, Pasc, tip of elytron. 

 23 to 25. ,, strigosus, Pasc, tip of elytron. 

 26 and 27. ,, marginellus, Hope, tip of elytron. 

 28. ... ,, pollens, Hope, tip of elytron. 

 29 and 30. ,, bivittatus, Newm., tip of elytron. 

 31. ... ,, acutus, Blackb., tip of elytron. 

 32 ,. corrugicollis, Lea, tip of elytron. 



33. ... ,, glabrilineatus, Lea, tip of elytron. 



34. ... ,. ater. Lea, tip of elytron. 



35. ... ,, ventralis, Lea, tip of elytron. 



36. ... ,, inermis, Lea, tip of elytron. 



