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the head and prothorax, but these are normally quite con- 

 cealed; there are also rather dense punctures on the under- 

 surface, some of which can be traced before abrasion. 



Metasternal episterna not traceable 

 throughout. 

 Claw-joint with stout erect scales ... tarsalis 



Claw-joint at most finely setose echinatus 



Metasternal episterna traceable through- 

 out. 



Four hind femora dentate tibialis 



Femora edentate. 



Elytra with whitish scales about 



posterior declivity alhonotatus 



Elytra without such scales nigronotatus 



Athyreocis tarsalis, n. sp. 



Black; antennae and tarsi reddish. Very densely clothed 

 with muddy-brown scales (muddy-grey on under-surface), 

 interspersed with numerous erect, stout ones, frequently 

 sooty, and in places compacted into fascicles. 



Rostrum lightly curved, scarcely as long as prothorax; 

 basal third with coarse concealed punctures, elsewhere shining 

 and with small but clearly-defined ones. Prothorax somewhat 

 uneven. Elytra about twice as long as wide, almost parallel- 

 sided to middle; with rows of large punctures normally 

 almost, or quite, concealed. Metasternal episterna not trace- 

 able throughout. Hind femora extending to tip of elytra. 

 Length, 3;|-3^ mm. 



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

 Kuranda (G. E. Bryant). Type, I. 1511. 



There are two distinct fascicles on the third interstice of 

 each elytron : one at basal third, the other beyond the middle; 

 on the prothorax there are four feeble ones across the middle. 

 Each of the three typical specimens, when viewed from 

 behind, appears to have a small dark spot on each side of the 

 base of the prothorax; from directly above the spots are less 

 distinct, and from in front they are invisible. The erect scales 

 are very conspicuous on the legs, and a few are present even 

 on the claw joint of each tarsus. 



Athyreocis echinatus, n. sp. 



Reddish-brown; antennae and tarsi somewhat paler. 

 Densely clothed with muddy-brown scales, thickly interspersed 

 with stout erect (and mostly sooty) ones, in places compacted 

 into fascicles. 



Rostrum moderately curved, about as long as prothorax, 

 basal fourth with concealed punctures, elsewhere highly 

 polished and with small clearly-defined ones. Prothorax 



