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Head with crowded, somewhat indistinct punctures. Eyes 

 rather larger and with somewhat smaller facets than usual ; 

 separated about half the width of base of rostrum. Rostrum 

 rather short and wide; basal third with coarse partially- 

 concealed punctures, elsewhere with smaller but clearly-defined 

 ones. Antennae rather short ; scape inserted somewhat nearer 

 base than apex of rostrum, and scarcely half the length of 

 funicle and club combined, Proihoraa: rather strongly trans- 

 verse, basal half almost parallel-sided, punctures much as on 

 preceding species ; median carina absent. Elytra parallel-sided 

 to near apex, base rather lightly trisinuate, and not much wider 

 than prothorax ; with rows of suboblong punctures in rather 

 feeble strise ; interstices feebly separately convex, distinctly 

 wider than seriate punctures. Meta^iernurn. with a rather 

 feeble ridge on each side between coxse; punctures of episterna 

 feeble, but apparently not interrupted. Abdomen with first 

 segment feebly depressed in middle, apex very feebly incurved 

 to middle, as long as second and third combined; second 

 slightly longer than third and fourth combined; each of 

 these with a very feeble row of punctures across middle. Lerjs 

 stout ; femora rather strongly dentate ; tibiae not dilated at 

 apex, somewhat angular near outer base, but not dentate. 

 Length, 2| mm. 



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

 I. 1318. 



Another minute aberrant species of the genus, but not 

 sufficiently so to be regarded as generically distinct. The meso- 

 sternal receptacle, however, is normal. The clothing to a cer- 

 tain extent obscures the punctures and interstices of the elytra, 

 but where visible the interstices do not appear to be in any 

 way roughly sculptured. 



As the x\ustralian species of this genus have now been 

 almost doubled since my first table of the species, and the genus 

 is a rather difficult one, a second and enlarged table is here 

 given. A character which at first would appear to be of con- 

 siderable use in subdividing it is the median prothoracic 

 carina. ; in many species it is strong and continuous, and in 

 others entirely absent ; but as there are several species in which 

 it is so feeble that it might be regarded as absent, and others 

 in which it varies to a certain extent individually, it has not 

 been used. 



A. Front femora only edentate vrens 



AA. All femora edentate. 



a. Four hind tibiae bidentate near outer apex hivulneratus 

 aa. Four hind tibiae not so armed. 



h. Punctures of metasternal episterna con- 

 tinuous throughout inermis 



hh. Punctures interrupted. 



G. Elytral interstices conspicuou.-;ly 



ridged hifoveiceps 



