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Head with rather dense but more or less concealed punc- 

 tures; base bald and shining. Rostrum rather long and 

 stout, sides lightly incurved to middle ; behind antennae with 

 rather strong punctures in four distinct rows, the two median 

 rows separated by a shining space that dilates considerably in 

 front of antennae. Scape inserted about one-third from apex 

 of rostrum, slightly shorter than f unicle ; club large. Fro- 

 thorax strongly transverse, sides strongly rounded, apex more 

 than half the width of base ; with dense partially-concealed 

 punctures. Elytra subcordate, base truncate, sides strongly 

 rounded and widest across basal third ; with rows of large 

 but ill-defined punctures, in moderate striae ; interstices wider 

 than striae, finely wrinkled, and punctured. Mesosternal re- 

 ceptacle like the third of a strongly elevated ring. Abdomen 

 with rather coarse punctures on first, second, and fifth seg- 

 ments. Femn?'a stout, moderately grooved, and edentate; 

 tibiae angular at outer base. Length, If -2 mm. 



Hah. — Tasmania: Mount Wellington, fairly common in 

 moss (H. H. D. Griffith and A. M. Lea"). 



A small, elliptic, opaque species; much the shape of the 

 preceding one, but somewhat larger and very differently 

 clothed; club conspicuously black, etc. Each elytron has a 

 large dark spot on the side, three spots on the third inter- 

 stice (but the hind one sometimes missing), and one on the 

 fifth; the latter is sometimes connected from each end with 

 the lateral spot, so as to enclose a rounded reddish space, but 

 it sometimes appears simply as the inner end of the lateral 

 spot. With the head set out its polished base is entirely con- 

 cealed. The third and fourth segments of abdomen at first 

 appear to be impunctate, but from behind a row of fairly 

 large punctures can be traced across each. 



Decilaus nigriclavus, n. sp. 



Of a dingy-red, club black; prothorax and elytra with 

 dark spots. Sparsely clothed with stramineous setae or thin 

 scales. 



Head with partially-concealed punctures in front ; base 

 bald. Eyes separated about three-fourths the width of 

 rostrum at base. Rostrum moderately long and stout, sides 

 incurved to middle; with four rows of strong punctures 

 behind antennae, but more crowded and smaller in front. 

 Antennae much as in preceding species. Prothorax strongly 

 transverse, sides strongly rounded; densely and coarsely 

 punctured; with a distinct median carina. My^ra sculptured 

 as in preceding species. Mesosternal receptacle like half of 

 a strongly-elevated ring. A hdomen with coarse punctures, 

 but forming a row across each of the third and fourth 



