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elytra they have a slightly sooty appearance, and towards the 

 apex they are whitish. There are a few stout suberect scales 

 scattered about. The type is without clothing on the rostrum, 

 but probably the male is clothed on at least the basal half. 



Metyrculus sinuatus, n. sp. 



(S . Of a dingy brownish-red, some parts paler. Densely 

 clothed with scales mostly of a light slaty-brown or grey, 

 variegated with paler and darker ones; with numerous stout 

 suberect scales scattered about, and in places condensed into 

 fascicles. 



Head with dense concealed punctures. Rostrum rather 

 wide and short, sides diminishing in width to middle; with 

 dense punctures concealed on basal half. Scape inserted in 

 middle of rostrum, distinctly shorter than funicle. Fro- 

 thorax moderately transverse, subcorneal ; punctures quite 

 concealed by clothing. Elytra rather short and convex, about 

 one-third wider than prothorax, base feebly sinuous, sides 

 parallel to beyond the middle; with rows of large almost- 

 concealed punctures, but striation distinctly traceable; with 

 feeble swellings beyond the middle supporting fascicles, but 

 third interstice with a conspicuous one near base. Meso- 

 sternal receptacle with basal portion rather short, and not 

 distinctly keeled. Femora feebly grooved and very indis- 

 tinctly dentate. Length, 2 J -3 mm. 



9 . Differs in having rostrum slightly longer, with 

 smaller punctures, concealed only on basal third; scape in- 

 serted slightly nearer base than apex of rostrum and abdomen 

 more convex. 



Hah. — New South Wales: National Park (Taylor Bros, 

 and A. M. Lea); Jenolan (J. C. Wiburd and A. M. Lea). 

 Type, I. 1533. 



The femoral teeth are extremely minute, and are so con- 

 cealed by scales that it is only from certain directions that 

 they can be seen at all. In fact from some specimens they 

 appear to be absent. The scales are mostly of a rather light 

 brownish-grey, verging to almost white on parts of the legs 

 and under-surf ace ; on the elytra there is sometimes a sooty 

 spot on each side about the middle; across the summit of the 

 posterior declivity there is a more or less distinct fascia of 

 pale scales, on one specimen almost of a snowy whiteness, but 

 usually rather dingy. On the prothorax the suberect scales 

 are more numerous on the apical than on the basal half, but 

 they do not form distinct fascicles. On each elytron there are 

 four fascicles, a distinct one crowning the tubercle on third 

 interstice near base, and three smaller (sometimes very feeble) 

 ones, close together about the middle : one on the second 



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