235 



segment of abdomen. Femora stout, strongly dentate, liind 

 pair not extending to tip of abdomen. Length, 5-6 mm. 



9 . Differs in having the rostrum longer and thinner,, 

 punctures concealed only about base ; scape inserted somewhat 

 nearer the middle of rostrum, and basal segment of abdomen 

 somewhat convex in middle. 



Hah. — New South Wales: Illawarra (H. J. Carter and 

 H. W. Brown); Wollongong (A. M. Lea); Queensland: 

 Mount Tambourine and Cairns (Lea). Type, I. 1546. 



Rather close to microderes, but smaller, less densely 

 clothed, and with more acute femoral teeth. The elytral 

 tubercles are rather small, but being clothed with darker 

 scales than on the surrounding parts they are fairly distinct. 

 On the type male there is a small spot of white scales on the 

 third interstice of each elytron beyond the second tubercle, 

 but four other specimens are without such spots. The speci- 

 men from Cairns (a female) has sooty scales forming several 

 obscure transverse fascise on elytra, the subbasal and median 

 tubercles on the fifth interstice are very feeble, and there is 

 no subapical one. 



Protopalus hirticornis, n. sp. 



cf" . Black. Moderately clothed with ochreous and 

 stramineous scales and setae; elytra with long blackish hairs 

 on suture and close to same about middle ; third interstice 

 with a conspicuous pale fascicle near summit of posterior 

 declivity: antennae with numerous long, blackish hairs, on 

 one side of five apical joints of funicle, and of basal joint of 

 club. 



Head strongly convex ; with sparse, normally-concealed 

 punctures, a very feeble median ridge between eyes. Kostrum 

 long, inflated about base and again at apex; with coarse^ 

 irregular, partially-concealed punctures, but in front with 

 smaller and clearly-defined ones, and with a narrow, impressed 

 line. Antennae long and thin, inserted almost at tip of 

 rostrum ; scape passing eyes a short distance, almost as long 

 as funicle and club combined ; funicle with two basal joints 

 very long, distinctly longer than the five apical joints and 

 club combined, first about once and one-half the length of 

 second : club with oblique sutures. Protliorax strongly 

 convex, subconical, lightly transverse, with large round 

 granules or small tubercles, regularly disposed, with a strong 

 but not continuous median carina. Elytra strongly convex, 

 about one-fourth wider than protliorax, widest across 

 shoulders, thence with oblique sides to near apex; with rows 

 of large, round punctures, becoming small posteriorly; suture 

 distinctlv raised in middle and with numerous short 



