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remnants of a transverse fascia at summit of posterior 

 declivity. On the prothorax thirteen small tubercles (some 

 of which are very feeble) may be counted ; of these there are 

 two near each margin, and eight are roughly arranged in the 

 forms of two crosses, the basal piece of each of these being 

 on the base halfway between the middle (where the thirteenth 

 one is placed) and the side. On the elytra the tubercles are 

 numerous, the most distinct ones are six at the base pro- 

 jecting forwards; across the summit of the posterior declivity 

 there is a row of six fairly large ones, elsewhere but few are 

 conspicuous. 



Paleticus lutulentus, n. sp. 



d . Black; antennae and tarsi reddish. Densely clothed 

 with muddy-brown scales, in places variegated with black 

 ones. With numerous stout and usually rather pale scales 

 scattered about, and in places compacted into feeble fascicles. 



Head with concealed punctures. Ocular fovea rather 

 wide. Rostrum long, sides lightly incurved to middle; basal 

 half with concealed punctures, elsewhere shining and with 

 small, clearly-defined ones. Scape inserted two-fifths from 

 apex of rostrum, and slightly shorter than funicle; second 

 joint of funicle longer than first. Prothorax moderately 

 transverse, sides rounded and narrowed from base to apex, 

 apex half the width of base; punctures concealed. Scutellum 

 minute. Elytra much wider than prothorax, base strongly 

 trisinuate, sides almost parallel to beyond the middle; with 

 ro^vs of large, round, and rather distant punctures, becoming 

 small posteriorly; third interstice with a distinct tubercle 

 at basal third, and another about middle; each shoulder 

 tuberculate; with some small sutural granules. Ahdomen 

 with a deep curved impression on each side of base, ter- 

 minating near middle in a fovea. Legs long; femora stout, 

 strongly and acutely dentate, hind ones passing apex of 

 elytra. Length, 8-9 mm. 



9 . Differs in having the rostrum longer and thinner, 

 especially in front of antennae, coarse punctures less advanced 

 towards middle : scape inserted slightly nearer the middle 

 of rostrum, and two basal segments of abdomen gently convex 

 instead of flat. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cairns district (E. Allen and A. M. 

 Lea). Type, I. 1523. 



The suture between the two basal segments of abdomen 

 is deep at the sides and distinct, although not deeply im- 

 pressed, across the middle, but the segments are certainly not 

 soldered together as in other species of the genus. In some 

 respects it is allied to frontalis and cordipennis. There are 

 four very feeble fascicles across the middle of the prothorax, 



