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tures leaving seven feeble costae , towards apex with smaller 

 punctures and without costae. In female longer and thinner with 

 smaller punctures and less noticeable costae, and with the sides 

 feebly incurved between Insertion of antennae and apex. Prothorax 

 densely granulate-punctate, and with a feeble median line. Elytra 

 about one-fourth wider than prothorax ; with rows of large rugose 

 punctures , partially concealed in places ; interstices with com- 

 paratively sparse granules. Femora strongly dentate , and each 

 with a small supplementary tooth ; front tibiae strongly bisinuate, 

 basal sinus shorter and deeper than the other. Length 5 — 5^/^ mm. 



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

 S. Australia : Adelaide (Belgian Museum). 



The dark scutellar spot of scales is margined by almost 

 snowy white ones , but these do not form a very distinct and 

 rather large circle as in centralis, and the rostrum is very much 

 thinner than in that species. Punctipennis, which has somewhat 

 similar clothing, has also a much shorter rostrum. In build it 

 is much like sexvittatus , but rostrum of both sexes longer, less 

 coarsely punctured in front of antennae , hind sinus of front 

 tibiae distinctly shorter than front sinus , and four hind tibiae 

 less curved. In cionoides the rostrum (both sexes) is shorter 

 and stouter, the front tibiae are only feebly bisinuated, and the 

 femora are unidentate. The general appearance , except for the 

 absence of fascicles, is much as in ericeus. 



270. Haplonyx niveodispersus n. sp. 



Of a rather dark reddish brown , head darker. Moderately 

 clothed with stout survey-white scales. 



Rostrum wide and almost straight , distinctly shorter than 

 prothorax ; with rather coarse punctures , becoming smaller to- 

 wards apex , more or less seriate in arrangement , but without 

 leaving distinct costae. Prothorax about once and one half as 

 Wide as long ; densely granulate punctate. Elytra not much wider 

 than prothorax ; with rows of large rugose punctures ; interstices 

 the width of or narrower than punctures, and with numerous 

 small granules. Femora rather acutely unidentate, front tibiae 

 strongly bisinuate, basal sinus considerably longer than the other. 

 Length 4 mm. 



Hab. — Australia (Entomological Society). 



The scales, which are alike on three specimens, are of unu- 

 sual width, and their whiteness causes the surface to appear 

 speckled; on the elytra, where they are sparser than elsewhero, 

 they are usually confined to the striae , where many of theiu 



