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-partially-concealed punctures : third interstice feebly elevated 

 in parts. U nder-svrface with fairly large, partially-concealed 

 junctures. Length, 5 mm. 



9 . Differs in having the rostrum rather more curved, 

 punctures concealed only near extreme base ; antennae some- 

 "T^hat shorter, and not inserted so close to apex, and legs some- 

 what shorter. 



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

 I. 1496. 



The posterior declivity is rather conspicuously variegated 

 with spots or stripes of black and almost flavous scales ; on one 

 specimen the balance of the scales there are of a whitish-grey, 

 on the other they are brownish. On other parts of the elytra 

 there are a few feeble greyish spots. On the prothorax the 

 clothing is almost uniformly pale-brownish, but along the 

 middle it forms a median line, apparently concealing a very 

 feeble carina. On the sterna the scales are more or less 

 ochreous. The teeth of the hind femora are very large, more 

 than thrice the size of the others. 



PSEUDONIDISTUS CALVICEPS, n. Sp. 



Black ; antennae and tarsi reddish, rostrum and parts of 

 the legs diluted with red. Upper-surface densely clothed with 

 rusty-brown or muddy-brown scales, interspersed with stout 

 erect ones, that in places are compacted into fascicles. 



Head densely clothed in front, but elsewhere bald and 

 shining ; trisinuate, median sinus widest, the others immedi- 

 ately behind eyes. Rostrum moderately long, basal third 

 carinated along middle, and with coarse concealed punctures, 

 elsewhere shining and with minute punctures. Antennas thin, 

 inserted about one-third from apex of rostrum. Fr'oiliorax 

 moderately transverse, with four obtuse tubercles crowned by 

 fascicles across middle : with large, irregularly distributed, and 

 normally-concealed punctures. Elytra briefly subcordate, at 

 base no wider than prothorax, but sides from base obliquely 

 dilated, then parallel, and then arcuate to apex; with 

 irregular rows of very large partially-concealed punctures, 

 becoming smaller posteriorly; each shoulder and third and 

 fifth interstices with obtuse, fascicle crowned tubercles. M eta- 

 sternum with a curved row of large punctures on each side. 

 Basal segment of ahdomen also with a curved row on each 

 side, its suture with second marked in the middle by a con- 

 spicuous fovea. Femora clavate, strongly and acutely 

 dentate; tibise thin and compressed. Length, 4^ mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Mount Tambourine (A. M. Lea); 

 :N'ew South Wales : Tweed River (H. J. Carter). Type, I. 1522'. 



