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apical region and almost smooth (a few irregfular minute 

 punctures only visible under a lens). Abdomen nearly 

 smooth, sternum densely albo-pilose. Front tibiae of male 

 armed with a tooth, about one-third of distance from apex. 

 Z^/rn.— 10-12 x3|-4 mm. 



Hah. — North-western Australia: Wyndham (W. Craw- 

 shaw), two males. Western Australia (French Collection in 

 National Museum) : one female. 



The female specimen is almost certainly the mat« of the 

 Wyndham examples, though the pilose clothing is less evident, 

 and the tibia-e are unarmed. Tlie red tibiae with darker- 

 coloured tarsi is an unusual feature. Type in author's 

 collection. 



Anaxo strongylioides, n. sp. 



Oblong, nitid-black, antennae opaque-black. 



Head coarsely and closely punctate, arcuate suture well 

 marked; eyes prominent and widely separated, antennae 

 linear, joints 3-5 subequal, 6-8 shorter than preceding, 9-10 

 shorter than 6-8, 11 longer and finer than 10. Prothorax 

 convex, rather strongly produced in middle at apex, wider 

 than long, sides nearly straight, anterior angles obsolete 

 (depressed and rounded), posterior subrectangular, disc 

 coarsely, not closely punctat-e, with smooth medial line in a 

 depression, terminated behind by a transverse depression. 

 Scutellum triangular. Elytra wider than prothorax at base, 

 oblong, slightly enlarged behind middle, shoulders rather 

 square, striate-punctate, the seriate punctures very large, 

 round, and regular, the striae nearly as wide as the intervals; 

 the latter apparently impunctate and very slightly convex, 

 with transverse rugosity. Metastermim finely punctate, 

 abdomen nearly smooth. Posterior tarsi with first joint as 

 long as the rest combined. Dim. — 8^ x 3 mm. 



Hab. — Queeensland :• Cairns District (F. P. Dodd). , 



A unique example, sex doubtful, is unlike any described 

 species, having a coarse system of elytral punctures. In my 

 table (^' the only species which approaches it is A. sparsus, 

 Blackb., which is larger, and has red legs, and red base of 

 antennae, besides finer elytral sculpture. In this species even 

 the tarsi are black. It is sometimes difficult to say whether 

 the apparent convexity of elytral intervals is due to their 

 rising above the average surface, or to the striae being so 

 excavated as to give a similar efi"ect. In the above species 

 the intervals appear flat when seen from above, their slight 

 convexity seen from behind is due to the rather deep and 

 wide sculpture of the striae and to the large size of the 

 punctures themselves. Type in South Australian Museum. 



^5) L.c, p. 67. 



