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same extent as in musculus, from which species, and from all 

 others of the genus, it may be distinguished by the conjoined 

 fasciculated tubercles on the suture. On the prothorax the 

 scales are sooty on the disc, but with two minute median 

 spots, a small medio-basal spot, and the sides fawn-coloured. 

 On the elytra the sooty scales are mostly confined to a sub- 

 triangular patch commencing on each shoulder and terminated 

 beyond the middle. On the abdomen the scales are unusually 

 dense and erect. As the two basal segments of its abdomen 

 are rather strongly convex, the type is probably a female. 



EXITHIUS LOCULIFERUS, n. sp. 



(S . Black ; antennae and tarsi of a rather bright-red, 

 rostrum and tibiae darker. Densely clothed with large, soft, 

 sooty scales, conspicuously variegated with more or less 

 ochreous, sometimes whitish, ones. With numerous erect 

 scales scattered about, and in places forming fascicles. 



Head convex; with dense punctures, concealed in front. 

 Rostrum moderately long, sides distinctly incurved to middle ; 

 base and sides near base with coarse partially-concealed punc- 

 tures, elsewhere with dense and small clearly-defined ones. 

 Scape inserted two-fifths from apex of rostrum, not much 

 shorter than funicle. Prothorax twice as wide as long, sides 

 strongly rounded; with dense partially-concealed punctures. 

 Elytra scarcely once and one-half as long as wide, sides 

 moderately rounded, base almost truncate; with rows of 

 large almost-concealed punctures; suture usually with some 

 small shining granules. Mesosternal receptacle strongly 

 elevated. Metasternal episterna narrow and indistinct. 

 Femora stout, strongly and acutely dentate ; four front tibiae 

 subfalcate. Length, 3|-5 mm. 



9 . Differs in having the rostrum thinner and smoother, 

 with sparser and smaller punctures, antennae inserted not 

 quite so close to apex, and basal segment of abdomen 

 moderately convex, instead of flat in middle. 



Hah. — Tasmania : Mount Wellington (H. H. D. Griffith) ; " 

 Hobart, Huon River, Launceston, Ulverstone (A. M. Lea). 



An unusually short robust species, not very close to any 

 previously described one. It has dense erect scales, set 

 amongst the others, and in places compacted into feeble 

 fascicles. On the prothorax there are usually two ochreous 

 spots (each composed of from one to six scales) in middle, and 

 one in middle of base. The ochreous scales may either almost 

 entirely cover the sides, or but a small portion of same. On 

 the elytra there is a conspicuous coffin-shaped patch of 

 ochreous scales on the posterior declivity, its outlines always 



