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suhfornicatus, but in O. nodijJcnnis it is decidedly open. 

 From Paleticus it is distinguished by the hind tibiae and free 

 abdominal sutures. The only known species is very con- 

 spicuous on account of its spots of flavous scales. The hind 

 femora are ridged on the lower-surface, the ridge itself being 

 angulated in two places, somewhat lightly at the basal third, 

 and strongly at the apical third ; in consequence the hind 

 femora from some directions appear conspicuously bidentate, 

 from others, however, they appear to be unidentate only. 



Cratomerocis flavonotatus, n. sp. 



Black; antennse (club excepted) and tarsi reddish. 

 Densely clothed with dark chocolate-brown or blackish scales, 

 •closely applied to derm, but interspersed with stout suberect 

 ones, in places compacted into feeble fascicles. Prothorax 

 with a fairly large, round, medio-basal spot of flavous scales, 

 •each side near apex (but invisible from above) with a smaller 

 spot, each elytron with two small spots : one on the third 

 interstice, the other on the eighth. 



Head with dense, concealed punctures. Rostrum slightly 

 longer than prothorax, parallel-sided except at base ; basal 

 portion with punctures in rows separated by distinct ridges, 

 elsewhere with sparse and minute punctures. Scape inserted 

 about two-fifths from apex of rostrum. Frothorao: moderately 

 transverse, sides strongly rounded, apex about half the width 

 of base; with normally-concealed punctures. Elytra about 

 one-third wider than prothorax, not twice as long as wide, 

 base strongly trisinuate, sides feebly rounded to beyond the 

 middle, thence rapidly diminishing in width to apex, which 

 is obtusely notched; with rows of large, partially-concealed 

 punctures; third and fifth interstices each with two feeble 

 •elevations, supporting fascicles; a few small granules (some- 

 "times concealed) on suture. Hind femora with a very strong 

 tooth, and a dentiform process between tooth and base, the 

 •other femora acutely, but not very strongly, dentate. Length, 

 5-6 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Kuranda (G. E. Bryant, F. P. 

 Dodd, and H. H. D. Griffith); Mossman Piver (Macleay 

 Museum). Type, I. 1497. 



A very distinct species. With the head in position it 

 appears to have the punctures entirely concealed by scales, 

 but when removed from the body the base is seen to be covered 

 with dense, clearly-defined punctures on a space defined from 

 the densely-clothed part by an evenly-curved (not quadri- 

 : sinuate) line. The sexes are not very sharply defined. The 

 male has a slightly stouter rostrum than the female, with the 



