506 Deutsch. Ent. Zeitschr. 1910. 



Head with small dense punctures. Rostrum somewhat longer 

 than prothorax , moderately curved ; with small dense punctures 

 on apical third , becoming sparser and somewhat larger towards 

 base, basal half with feeble carinae on each side. Antennae thin; 

 all the joints of the funicle elongate ; club elongate. Prothorax 

 distinctly longer than wide , basal half parallel - sided and then 

 decreasing in width to apex ; densely granulate-punctate. Elytra 

 much wider than prothorax at base, parallel-sided to beyond the 

 middle, then strongly narrowed to apex, which is obtusely notched ; 

 with rows of large subquadrate but partially concealed punctures, 

 becoming smaller towards sides and posteriorly ; interstices ob- 

 tusely granulate, third, fifth and seventh distinctly raised, third 

 crowned at summit of posterior declivity with a strong conical 

 fasciculated tubercle. Length (excluding rostrum) 6^/2 — lO^/g mm. 



Hab. — Australia (Entomological Society and A. Bovie) ; 

 Victoria (National Museum). 



Differs from the description of Loweri by the prothorax (by 

 measurement) longer than wide , and with the third , fifth and 

 seventh interstices very decidedly raised. I have a species, which 

 appears to be Loweri, and in addition to the features just noted, 

 the present one differs from it in being comparatively narrower, 

 with denser clothing , elytra with less conspicuous granules, 

 punctures on rostrum smaller and tibiae longer and thinner. 



On specimens in perfect condition the clothing appears to 

 form three lines on the prothorax , and a stripe on the suture 

 to the posterior declivity , these usually being stained with 

 ochreous ; on each elytron there is also a short oblique stripe 

 terminating at the tubercle. On the rest of the upper surface 

 the clothing is sparser , but still fairly dense. On the under 

 surface the clothing is dense , especially at the sides. But spe- 

 cimens appear to be very easily abraded, and on such the upper 

 surface appears to be very irregularly clothed, sometimes on the 

 prothorax only the lateral stripes are present ; on the elytra the 

 sutural and oblique stripes can generally be traced , the sides 

 are always fairly densely clothed. On the head , rostrum and 

 legs the clothing is somewhat setose in character, but elsewhere 

 it consists mostly of true scales. 



214. Antyllis togata Pasc. 



Apparently a fairly common species in South Australia. 

 There are three specimens in the Society's collection, two labelled 

 Australia and one Queensland , the latter locality is probably 

 erroneous. 



