20S 



between antennae as at the base), but readily distinguished 

 from that species by the dentate femora. The colour and 

 markings are somewhat suggestive of nigronioculafus, but the 

 rostrum is very different. The type is almost certainly a 

 male, but appears to be somewhat abraded. 



TvRTiEOSUS FOVEIPENNIS, n. Sp. 



(S . Jet-black, in parts sometimes diluted with red; 

 antennae and tarsi reddish. Not very densely clothed with 

 scales, more or less ochreous on upper-surface, and paler on 

 under-surface and legs. 



Head with dense punctures, becoming fairly large in 

 front; a distinct medio-frontal carina; a depression behind 

 each eye, nowhere deep, becoming very shallow towards, and 

 meeting at, carina. Eyes separated the width of rostrum at 

 its extreme base. Rostrum rather long, noticeably dilated in 

 front of antennas, base notched on each side ; basal half with 

 dense and coarse punctures, somewhat linear in arrangement, 

 and leaving a narrow median carina, elsewhere with smaller 

 and sharply-defined punctures, sparser between antennae than 

 elsewhere. Prothora.r almost as long as wide, sides strongly 

 rounded; with dense, large, round, non-confluent punctures; 

 median carina strong. El i/tra elongate, not much wider than 

 prothorax, each separately rounded at base and without 

 humeral notches, sides feebly rounded (almost parallel) to 

 beyond the middle ; with rows of large, deep punctures or 

 foveae on basal half; interstices much narrower than seriate 

 punctures or foveae, each with a row of distinct punctures. 

 Metasternum with a moderate ridge on each side between 

 coxae; episterna each with an interrupted row of large 

 punctures. Ahdomen with first segment rather small and 

 depressed in middle, third and fourth each with two rows of 

 setiferous punctures across middle. Legs stout; femora rather 

 lightly dentate; hind tibiae moderately dilated to apex. 

 Length, 9-11 mm. 



9 . Differs in having rostrum slightly longer and 

 thinner, with smaller and sparser punctures, and abdomen 

 with basal segment moderately convex. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cairns district (A. M. Lea). Type, 

 I. 1307. 



A large elongated species, at first sight apparently be- 

 longing to Mechistocerus, but with very different mesosternal 

 receptacle. On the prothorax the scales form three very feeble 

 longitudinal stripes, and an irregular transverse one (all very 

 indistinct on slight abrasion). On the elytra they are usually 

 condensed into small spots or feeble transverse fasciae. The 

 punctures are very large on the basal half (or two-thirds) of 



