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evident. The elytra also appear to have a few obscure lines 

 or patches of somewhat sooty scales, but this may be due to 

 partial abrasion. On the prothorax there are three obscure 

 lines of pale scales. The under-surface is sparsely clothed. 



BOTHYNACRUM OCHREONOTATUM, n. Sp. 



d . Black; antennae and tarsi reddish. Rather sparsely 

 clothed with thin whitish scales. Prothorax with five con- 

 spicuous ochreous spots of scales : a medio-basal one, two 

 medio-lateral ones, and two at apex ; elytra with numerous 

 ochreous spots, but mostly on the third, fifth, and seventh 

 interstices. In addition with a conspicuous, postmedian, 

 sutural patch of white scales. 



Head with moderately dense punctures. Rostrum fully 

 the length of prothorax, with a distinct median carina ; with 

 ■dense punctures more or less concealed behind antennae. 

 Antennae thin, inserted near tip of rostrum. Prothorax 

 lightly transverse, apex about half the width of middle ; with 

 a narrow continuous median carina ; with large punctures, 

 causing the surface to appear subgranulate. Elytra con- 

 spicuously wider than prothorax, parallel-sided to about the 

 middle ; with rows of very large punctures, becoming small 

 posteriorly; interstices obscurely punctate and granulate, 

 Under-surface with rather dense punctures, larger on meta- 

 sternum and two basal segments of abdomen than elsewhere ; 

 apical segment with a large round fovea. Legs long and thin; 

 femora rather lightly dentate; tibise gently curved. Length, 

 5-6 mm. 



9 • Differs in being somewhat wider, rostrum thinner, 

 non-carinate ; with fairly large partially-concealed punctures 

 only on basal third, elsewhere shining and almost impunctate ; 

 antennae somewhat shorter and inserted less close to apex ; and 

 .apical segment of abdomen non-foveate. 



Hah. — New South Wales: Sydney (H. J. Carter); 

 Xiama (E. W. Ferguson); Tweed River (H. W. Brown). 



As the hind femora do not pass the elytra, although they 

 extend almost to the tip, this species would be associated (23) 

 with Trj/tcEosiis ; but as in other respects it agrees better with 

 Botliynacrum, and notably in the large abdominal fovea of 

 the m^ale it has been referred to the latter genus. From 

 storeoides it differs in its darker colour, conspicuous ochreous 

 spots, thinner femora with smaller teeth, and punctures of 

 abdomen. To the naked eye the patch of white scales on the 

 suture appears like an irregular V, as on the second interstice 

 it is produced in front of the part on the first ; it is margined 



<23) In a table of the orenera applied to Cryptorhynchus in Proc 

 Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 1907, pp. 401-403. 



