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seta. The extreme base of the head has some scale-filled punc- 

 tures, but these are concealed until the head has been detached 

 from the body. 



ROPTOPERUS BASALIS, n. Sp. 



(S ■ Black; antennae and tarsi red. Densely clothed 

 with muddy-brown scales; with numerous fascicles on upper- 

 surface. 



Head with derm concealed, except on a narrow, bald, 

 basal space. Rostrum lightly curved, rather stout, sides 

 lightly incurved to middle; with concealed sculpture, except 

 on apical two-fifths, which are shining and with small but 

 distinct punctures. Scape short, inserted slightly nearer base 

 than apex of rostrum. Prothorax moderately transverse, base 

 strongly bisinuate, sides moderately rounded; punctures 

 normally concealed; with ten very feeble swellings supporting 

 feeble fascicles. Elytra with sides moderately rounded, base 

 strongly trisinuate; with rows of large more or less concealed 

 punctures; interstices with feeble swellings, supporting 

 fascicles, of these there are four on the third interstice, three 

 on the fifth, four on the seventh, and one on the suture on 

 the posterior declivity, some smaller ones elsewhere. Under- 

 surface with dense punctures, and with larger and sparser 

 ones, but all more or less concealed before abrasion. Basal 

 segment of abdomen feebly depressed in middle, the second 

 flat. Length, 4J-5 mm. 



Hah. — New South Wales: Mount Kosciusko (H. J. 

 Carter) . 



In general appearance much like the preceding and 

 several other species, but with a fascicle on the suture. Seen 

 from in front the base of the elytra appears to have four con- 

 ispicuous, shining, subtriangular processes, these being on the 

 third interstices and shoulders, and due to the tubercles there 

 being glabrous internally. From behind they are much less 

 conspicuous. 



ROPTOPERUS LONGUS, n. Sp. 



Black, somewhat shining; head, rostrum, and under- 

 surf ace more or less distinctly diluted with red ; antennae and 

 tarsi paler. Upper-surface with stout setae scattered about, 

 and in places formed into fascicles, these on the posterior por- 

 tion of the elytra are mostly sooty, but elsewhere they are 

 paler. Under-surface and legs with rather dense scales in 

 addition to the setae. 



Head with coarse punctures in front, then bald and 

 shining. Rostrum wide at base, narrowed to, and parallel- 

 sided in front of antennae; about base with somewhat coarser 

 punctures than on head, elsewhere shining and with minute 



