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these are situated at the basal fourth and about the middle. 

 On the prothorax the erect scales are rather numerous, but 

 they are not compacted into fascicles, or at least not into 

 distinct ones. Most of the erect scales are more or less sooty, 

 but on the legs they are mostly whitish. The middle tibiae of 

 the male are peculiar, but their outlines are somewhat 

 obscured by the clothing, although in certain lights very 

 distinct. 



Athyreocis albonotatus, n. sp. 



Black, in parts diluted with red ; antennse and tarsi 

 reddish. Densely clothed with somewhat variegated scales, 

 thickly interspersed with stout erect ones, mostly sooty on 

 upper-surface, mostly whitish on legs. 



Head and rostrum much as in preceding species; pro- 

 thorax and elytra much the same. Metasternal episterna 

 narrow in middle but traceable throughout. Femora 

 edentate, hind pair not quite extending to tip of elytra. 

 Length, 2J-2J mm. 



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

 I. 1514. 



In general appearance close to Achopera parva, but meta- 

 sternum distinctly shorter than the following segment. On 

 the type the clothing is evidently in perfect condition, and 

 is mostly of a pale muddy-brown or fawn-colour (paler on the 

 under-surface). On the prothorax there is a feeble sooty spot 

 on each side of the base, on the elytra there are several feeble 

 sooty spots, and some distinct white ones, the latter are near 

 the suture on the basal third, and irregularly crown the pos- 

 terior declivity, where they form a somewhat V-shaped 

 pattern on each elytron. On two other specimens the sooty 

 and white markings are traceable, but are much less distinct ; 

 the summit of the posterior declivity being crowned with 

 feeble spots, not forming Vs. The stout scales, although 

 numerous, nowhere form distinct fascicles. The grooves on 

 the femora are seen with difficulty, and on the front pair are 

 extremely faint. 



Athyreocis nigronotatus, n. sp. 



<S . Blackish-brown; antennse and tarsi reddish. 

 Densely clothed with somewhat muddy-brown scales thickly 

 interspersed with stout erect and usually sooty ones, in places 

 condensed into fascicles. Under-surface with paler scales than 

 on upper-surface. 



Rostrum rather lightly curved, scarcely the length of 

 prothorax, basal third with concealed punctures; elsewhere 

 shining, and, except for a narrow line along middle, with 



