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liegs long, front tibiae twisted at apex ... vain us 

 Legs short, front tibiae not twisted. 

 Third and fourth segments of abdomen 

 scarcely depressed beloAv lerel of 



fifth microps 



Third and fourth distinctly so de- 

 pressed. 



Eyes very prominent exopfhnlmv.s 



Eyes moderately prominent ferrugineus 



Ophrythyreocis exopthalmus, n. sp. 



Black; antennae and tarsi red. Densely clothed withi 

 rusty-brown scales, interspersed with numerous stout, sub-- 

 erect ones, in places forming fascicles. 



Head partly bald, and with the forehead lightly sinuous.. 

 Eyes latero-frontal, small and very, prominent. Rostrum. 

 rather wide, sides lightly incurved to middle ; behind 

 antennae with numerous erect scales, evidently concealing' 

 coarse punctures, in front with dense punctures. Prothorax 

 decidedly transverse, moderately convex, apex about half the^ 

 width of base; with dense, partially-concealed punctures. 

 Elytra subcordate, sides rather strongly rounded, base trun-- 

 cate ; with rows of large, partially-concealed punctures. 

 Third and fourth segments of ahdovien distinctly depressed 

 below second and fifth. Femora stout, lightly but (from some ■ 

 directions) distinctly dentate. Length, 3 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Mount Tambourine, sieved from 

 rotting leaves (A. M. Lea). Type, I. 1517. 



On the prothorax six very feeble fascicles may be traced. 

 On the elytra there are very feeble ones on the second and 

 fourth interstices. Some of the erect scales, both isolated and 

 in the fascicles, are sooty. So far as it is possible to judge, on 

 account of the clothing, the punctures in the elytral rows are 

 quite as large near apex as elsewhere. The type is almost 

 certainly a male. 



Ophrythyreocis valgus. Lea. 

 A specimen from Victoria (Blackburn's collection) possibly 

 belongs to this species : if it is, it is a female, and differs from 

 the type in being smaller (3| mm.), with somewhat less pro- 

 minent eyes and front tibiae not distorted at apex. The rostrum 

 is thinner, with smaller but not concealed punctures, and 

 clothed only at base. The scutellum is as conspicuously 

 elevated as is that of the type, but the clothing or exudation 

 on it is of a redder tone. 



PSEUDOPOROPTERUS IRRASUS, n. Sp. 



Black; antennae and tarsi reddish. Clothed with dingy- 

 scales ; with rather thin suberect ones scattered about. 



