259 



clothed with stramineous setae, but in addition Avith fairly 

 numerous long straggling hairs. 



Head with coarse punctures in front. Eyes separated 

 about two-thirds the width of rostrum a.t base, smaller, and 

 with coarser facets than usual. Rostrum stout, sides incurved 

 to middle ; with rows of large punctures, in coarse series behind 

 antennae, smaller and more crowded in front of same. Scape 

 inserted about one-third from apex of rostrum, about the 

 length of f unicle ; club large. Frothorax strongly transverse, 

 sides strongly rounded ; with dense, coarse punctures. EJutra 

 briefly subcordate, sides strongly rounded, and widest at about 

 basal third : with rows of large punctures, in moderate striae ; 

 interstices wider than striae. Mesosternal receptacle like the 

 third of an elevated ring. Abdomen with coarse punctures 

 on the first and second and fifth segments, the others depressed 

 and impunctate. Femora stout and lightly grooved. Length, 

 1|^-1|^ mm. 



7/ 6f&.— Queensland : Mount Tambourine, in rotting leaves 

 (A. M. Lea). Type, I. 1328. 



A dumpy little species, clothed with long straggling hairs, 

 as in the Western Australian hispidus, but otherwise very 

 different. The bald portion of the head is normally almost 

 entirely concealed. The elytra are sometimes of a rather 

 bright-red, with the suture and dark sides (the dark lateral 

 part sometimes extends to the fifth interstice), causing them to 

 appear trivirgate, but usually the two colours are not sharply 

 contrasted. 



Decilaus calviceps, n. sp. 



Reddish castaneous, in parts more or less deeply stained 

 with black. Moderately densely but somewhat irregularly 

 clothed. 



Head with dense, partially-concealed punctures on a 

 depressed space in front, elsewhere conspicuously bald. Eyes 

 separated less than width of rostrum at base. Rostrum rather 

 short and wide; with rather minute punctures, except about 

 base, where they are more or less concealed; with a feeble 

 median carina; notched on each side of base. Antennae thin; 

 scape inserted one-third from apex of rostrum and the length 

 of f unicle; club large. Frothorax moderately transverse, 

 sides strongly rounded; with a row of four tubercular swell- 

 ings across middle; with a strong carina terminated before 

 base and apex ; with coarse more or less concealed punctures. 

 Elytra subcordate, sides strongly rounded and widest across 

 basal third; with rows of partially-concealed punctures in 

 distinct striae. Mesosternal receptacle strongly elevated, 

 emargination transverse. Abdomen with dense, concealed 

 punctures, third and fourth segments somewhat depressed. 

 j2 



