350 



apex lightly produced ; subapical constriction irregular and 

 terminated before summit ; with four fasciculate tubercles 

 across middle ; carina partially concealed, but appearing at 

 base as a scutellar lobe; with large, round, irregularly 

 distributed, and often concealed, punctures. Elytra narrow 

 and deep, nowhere wider than widest part of prothorax; sides 

 with large deep punctures or fovese, frequently more or less 

 irregularly conjoined, elsewhere with large punctures but 

 much smaller than on sides; third interstice with an elongate 

 tubercle at basal fifth, a smaller one at basal two-fifths, a 

 large one (somewhat curved outwards) crowning the posterior 

 declivity, an elongated one at apex, and a small one near 

 apex ; fifth interstice with two small tubercles ; suture tuber- 

 culate halfway down posterior declivity, and on basal half 

 with small shining granules. Mesosternal receptacle with 

 basal portion rather large; emargination semicircular. 

 Abdomen long and parallel-sided almost to apex, first and 

 fifth segments each as long as three median ones combined; 

 second as long as third and fourth combined, with a strong- 

 median ridge or elongated tubercle ; apical segment convex 

 along middle, with dense clearly-defined punctures. Legs 

 long and thin ; front femora feebly, the others rather 

 strongly, grooved, hind pair terminated considerably before 

 apex of abdomen; third tarsal joint moderately vride and 

 deeply bilobed. Length, 6 mm-. 



Hah. — Australia (A. Bovie). 



A narrow deep species, with coarsely faceted eyes and 

 curious abdomen. It is allied to parvidens, ornaficollis, and 

 posticalis, from all of which it may be distinguished by the 

 sutural tubercle, shorter femora, and long abdomen. The 

 femora appear to be all feebly grooved, but when viewed 

 from certain directions the grooves on the four hind ones are 

 very distinct. The forehead appears to be trisinuate, with a 

 wide sinuous impression before it, but the sculpture is more or 

 less concealed by the clothing. The type is probably a male. 



POROPTERUS MAGNUS, n. Sp. 



d . Moderately densely clothed with ochreous or 

 reddish-brown scales, becoming dense fascicles on tubercles; 

 legs densely clothed. 



Head without normally visible punctures. Ocular fovea 

 large. Rostrum moderately long and rather stout, sides 

 feebly inflated between base and antennae, and then dilated 

 to apex ; with numerous punctures but more or less concealed 

 behind antennae. Antennae inserted one-third from apex of 

 rostrum; two basal joints of funicle subequal in length. 

 Prothoraoc about as long as wide, apex bituberculate ; with 



