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base, narrowed to antennae, and then parallel-sided to apex ; 

 about base subopaque and with coarse punctures, elsewhere 

 shining and with minute ones. Scape inserted about two-fifths 

 from base of rostrum, distinctly shorter than funicle ; first 

 joint of funicle slightly longer than second. Prothorax lightly 

 transverse, sides gently rounded ; with very dense, concealed 

 punctures. Scutell'urn-m\\Yu.tQ. iE'/^/?'^'^^ subovate ; base almost 

 truncate, but feebly notched at scutellum, and with shoulders 

 very feebly produced ; sides somewhat dilated to beyond the 

 middle; with rows of large, deep punctures, becoming smaller 

 posteriorly ; third interstice with a tubercular swelling at basal 

 third. Third and fourth segments of abdomen level with 

 second and fifth. Legs rather long; femora not grooved, 

 scarcely visibly dentate, hind pair passing tip of elytra. 

 Length, 5 mm. 



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

 I. 1548. 



In some respects close to edentatus, but w4th considerably 

 longer legs. In these resembling ovipennis, but differing from 

 that species (as also from the preceding one) in the bitubercu- 

 late elytra and presence of a scutellum. The femoral teeth 

 are very minute, and scarcely visible through the clothing. 



Imaliodes latipennis, n. sp. 



Black ; antennge and tarsi red. Densely clothed with 

 rusty-brown scales ; thickly interspersed with stout suberect 

 ones. Under-surface with somewhat paler, and even denser, 

 clothing than on upper-surface. 



Head with concealed punctures. Eyes rather small and 

 with coarse facets. Rostrum short and thick, with an obtuse 

 median ridge ; punctures concealed except at apex, where they 

 are numerous. Scape short and stout, inserted one-third from 

 base of rostrum, the length of two following joints combined; 

 of these the first is shorter than the second. Prothorax 

 moderately transverse, sides strongly rounded, apex about half 

 the width of base; punctures concealed. Scutellum absent. 

 Elytra scarcely longer than wide, strongly convex, base 

 lightly trisinuate, shoulders very feebly produced, sides 

 strongly rounded ; with rows of very large punctures ; non- 

 tuberculate. Mesosfernal receptacle more strongly elevated 

 than usual. Third and fourth segments of ahdom^en depressed 

 below others. Legs short ; femora stout, distinctly grooved, 

 edentate, terminated before apex of abdomen. Length, 

 4 J mm. 



Hah. — Queensland : Mount Tambourine, from rotting: 

 leaves (A. M. Lea). Type, I. 1549. 



