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9 . Differs in having the prothorax, both above and 

 below, and the mesosternum, entirely dark, less of the head 

 flavous, antennae and legs shorter, and abdomen foveate. 



Hah. — Tasmania: Huon River, Devonport and Burnie 

 (A. M. Lea); South Australia: Port Lincoln (Blackburn's 

 collection, No. 1110), Kangaroo Island (J. G. O. Tepper), 

 Mount Gambier (Lea). Type, I. 10996. 



Close to the preceding species, but smaller, eyes more 

 apart, punctures in the striae more pronounced, flavous parts 

 of the prothorax usually extending to the base on each side, 

 although wider in front, metasternum scarcely differing 

 sexually, and legs nearly always entirely flavous; on a few 

 specimens the hind femora only are infuscated; on one male 

 the flavous part of the head extends almost to the base. The 

 distance between the eyes of the male is almost equal to the 

 length of the three basal joints of antennae, in the female 

 it is slightly more. 



Var. Two males, from Forest Reefs, have the legs almost 

 entirely dark and the prothoracic markings reduced to a 

 small spot on each side of the apex. 



DiTROPIDUS MINUTUS, U. sp. 



J. Black; most of head, basal half of antannae (the 

 club almost black), palpi, front angles of prothorax, pro- 

 sternum, and parts of legs flavous. Under-surface and legs 

 scarcely visibly pubescent. 



Outlines much as in two preceding species. Head 

 with feeble punctures and median line. Eyes separated 

 about the length of two basal joints of antennae. 

 Prothorax with • sparse and minute punctures. Elytra 

 punctate-striate throughout, striae all sharply defined at 

 summit of apical slope, but rather feeble on basal half near 

 suture. Length ( d , 9)> 1'5-1"75 mm. 



O . Differs in having prothorax entirely and head 

 almost entirely black, and in the usual particulars of eyes, 

 legs, and abdomen. 



Hah. — Victoria (R. J. Burton), Dividing Range (Black- 

 burn's collection. No. 5848), Gisborne (H. H. D. Griffith); 

 Tasmania: Launceston and Turner's Marsh (Simson's collec- 

 tion, No. 3800), Launceston and Hobart (Blackburn), Hobart, 

 Mount Wellington, Huon River, Swansea, Frankford, Wilmot, 

 and Burnie (A. M. Lea). Type, I. 10870. 



Allied to the two preceding species, but smaller, antennae 

 of male scarcely longer than in the female, and the club of 

 normal width, prothoracic punctures decidedly smaller, and 

 middle of mesosternum black in both sexes. The front legs 



