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Trofhora-T lightly tranverse, sides strongly rounded; with 

 rather numerous more or less concealed punctures, but derm 

 nude in small patches; with four fascicles across middle and 

 two smaller ones at apex. Elytra at base very little wider 

 than prothorax, but sides slightly dilated to about the middle, 

 base strongly trisinuate; with rows of large partially- 

 concealed punctures, becoming smaller posteriorly; third 

 interstice with an elongated semi-double fascicle on basal 

 fourth, a small one about middle, and a moderately large one 

 crowning the posterior declivity; fifth with five fascicles, 

 including one on shoulder and one halfway down the posterior 

 declivity; some small ones elsewhere, including two at apex; 

 a few small granules on basal portion of suture, Under- 

 Mcrface with fairly large but more or less concealed punctures. 

 Basal segment of abdomen depressed along middle. Length, 

 6-7 mm. 



9 . Differs in having the rostrum slightly longer and 

 thinner; punctures smaller and concealed only about base; 

 antennae inserted not quite as close to apex of rostrum; and 

 basal segment of abdomen convex in middle. 



Hab. — New South Wales: Blue Mountains (H. W. 

 TBrown and E. W. Ferguson). 



In general appearance nearer tojtpicigriseus than to ver- 

 miculatus, but larger, prothoracic sculpture, fascicles, and 

 side pieces of metasternum different, rostrum and antennae 

 somewhat longer and thinner, etc. In some respects it is 

 much like some species of Exithius, but the metasternal 

 episternum on each side is represented by a triangular front 

 piece only; each of these is clothed with paler scales than the 

 surrounding ones, and so appears as a small spot. The facets 

 of the eyes are rather coarse. The majority of the scales are 

 of a muddy-brown or rusty-brown colour. On a rather wide 

 median space on the posterior declivity they are paler than 

 elsewhere, and on each side for a rather large but ill-defined 

 subtriangular space they are rather darker than elsewhere, 

 sometimes almost sooty. The fascicles are supported by tuber- 

 cular swellings, but on the scales being abraded some of the 

 swellings are seen to be very slight. 



OUROPOROPTERUS SQUAMIVENTRIS, n. Sp. 



(S . Black; antennae and tarsi reddish. Densely clothed 

 with light-brown or fawn-coloured scales; with stout suberect 

 scales interspersed, and in places compacted into fascicles. 

 Abdomen with a large patch of sooty scales. 



Head wide; punctures concealed; a shallow depression 

 between eyes. Rostrum rather long and not very thin, sides 

 xatlier strongly dilated to base and less strongly to apex ; 



