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fascicles. MesosteJ'nal receptacle rather feebly elevated. 

 Metasternal episterna distinct throughout. Basal segment of 

 abdomen flat or feebly depressed in middle. Femora stouts 

 strongly dentate. Length, 5-|-6 mm. 



Hab. — New South Wales : Jindabyne (H. J. Carter). 



In general appearance fairly close to brevis, but larger, 

 rostrum shorter and stouter, and femoral dentition stronger. 

 The teeth on the femora are acute and rather strong; on 

 brevis they are all small, those on the front pair being trace- 

 able with difficulty; fumatus is a larger species, with paler 

 clothing and distinct sutural granules. The clothing on the 

 episterna is distinctly ochreous, and, to the naked eye, appears 

 as a conspicuous short line on each, as it is also partly on the 

 sides of the metasternum as well, it causes the episterna to 

 appear wider than they really are. Of the two typical (and 

 probably male) specimens, one has shades of colour of the 

 scales scarcely contrasted, and on the other the shades are 

 not conspicuous to the naked eye, so that the whole insect has 

 a dingy appearance. The convexity of the head is partly due 

 to a short and feeble median ridge. 



EXITHIUS CONJUNCTUS, n. sp. 



Black; antennae and tarsi of a rather bright-red, rostrum 

 and tibiae somewhat darker. Densely clothed with large soft 

 scales, mostly of a rather dingy-fawn colour, but in places 

 sooty. Prothorax with six feeble fascicles, elytra with many. 



Head depressed and somewhat sinuous in front; the de- 

 pressed portion with coarse partially-concealed punctures, else- 

 where with dense clearly-defined ones. Rostrum moderately 

 wide, sides distinctly incurved to middle, lightly notched on 

 each side of base; basal third with coarse partially-concealed 

 punctures, elsewhere with rather small but clearly-defined 

 ones. Scape inserted two-fifths from apex of rostrum, almost 

 the length of funicle. Prothorax moderately transverse, sides 

 strongly rounded, apex scarcely half the width of middle; 

 punctures normally concealed. Elytra with sides rather 

 strongly rounded, shoulders prominent, but not as wide as 

 widest part of prothorax, base trisinuate; with rows of large 

 partially-concealed punctures; suture with conjoined tubercles 

 at summit of posterior declivity, fourth tuberculate near apex ; 

 elsewhere with obsolete tubercles, supporting fascicles. 

 Under -surf ace with punctures entirely concealed. Meta- 

 sternal episterna not traceable throughout. Femora stout, 

 strongly dentate. Length, 3f mm. 



Hab. — Tasmania: Nubeena (A. M. Lea). 



A small unusually distinct species with very stout femora. 

 The shoulders are distinctly projecting, although not to the 



