520 Deutsch. Ent. Zeitschr. 1910. 



of which the widest part is about one-third from the base ; its 

 prothorax also has a few dark scales scattered about. On the 

 Society's specimens there are numerous dark scales scattered 

 about on both prothorax and elytra, and on the latter frequently 

 conjoined in feeble Clusters. 



The type is probably a female , on the other sex the four 

 front tibiae are very feebly bisinuate on their lower edge and 

 the hind ones are considerably and somewhat irregularly thickened 

 towards the apex. 



CryptorJiynchides, 



284. Neomelanterius sub tub er culatus n. sp. 



Of a more or less dark reddish brown, in parts somewhat 

 paler ; parts of abdomen and of sterna sometimes black ; legs and 

 antennae more or less red. Rather densely clothed (sparser on the 

 abdomen than elsewhere) with stramineous elongated scales or setae. 



Rostrum thin, much longer than prothorax, moderately curved ; 

 apical third glabrous but with dense punctures, basal two thirds 

 with fine acute but partially concealed carinae. Antennae thin; 

 first Joint of funicle almost as long as second and third combined, 

 second as long as third and fourth combined. Prothorax about 

 one fourth wider than long ; with dense, round, partially concealed 

 punctures. Elytra cordate ; considerably wider than prothorax ; 

 with series of large, partially concealed, and rather distant punc- 

 tures ; interstices with an appearance as of numerous very feeble 

 tubercles ; third, fifth and seventh feebly raised above their fellows. 

 Intercoxal process of mesosternum somewhat angularly produced 

 in middle. Abdomen with deep moderate sized punctures on first 

 Segment, smaller and sparser on second and very small and sparse 

 on the third and fourth ; second slightly longer than third and 

 fourth combined, and distinctly longer than fifth. Femora strongly 

 dentate. Length 4^/^ — 5^/^ mm. 



Hab. — N. S. Wales (Entomological Society). 



The rostrum when at rest extends almost to the abdomen. 

 There are three specimens before me, all apparently males. 



In general appearance somewhat like a large Lybaeba , but 

 readily distinguished from that genus by the eyes almost meeting 

 on the under surface. The two previously described species 

 (carinicollis and longirostris) are entirely without traces of elytral 

 tuberosities, and are otherwise very different. 



341. Tentegia quadrisignata n. sp. 

 Black, tibiae piceous-brown, antennae dull red. Each puncture 

 with a short seta ; prothorax with four small distinct spots of 



