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elsewhere shining and with small clearly-defined ones ; antennas 

 inserted just in advance of middle, instead of at apical two- 

 fifths ; abdomen more convex, and legs somewhat shorter. 



^«6.— Tasmania: Mount Wellington (H. H. D. Griffith 

 and A. M, Lea); Hobart (L. Rodway). 



The fascicles on some specimens are but little darker than 

 the surrounding scales, but on others are almost sooty. There 

 are six on the prothorax : four across middle and two at apex, 

 but some of these occasionally disappear. On the elytra they 

 are confined to the odd interstices, and are usually very feeble, 

 except for four fairly distinct ones near the base. Several 

 specimens have the clothing mostly of a muddy-brown, instead 

 of a muddy-grey, and some others have the scales on the pos- 

 terior declivity (except at the sides) distinctly paler (almost 

 white) than the others. Numerous specimens were taken under 

 bark of living trees and in crevices of dead ones. 



Tapinocis scutellaris, n. sp. 



d* . Black or blackish ; antennae and tarsi reddish. 

 Densely clothed with muddy-grey scales, sometimes obscurely 

 variegated with muddy-brown ; with some stout scales scat- 

 tered about, and in places condensed into fascicles. Under- 

 surface with rather stout setae. Legs densely clothed, and 

 sometimes obscurely ringed. 



Head with very dense and usually concealed punctures. 

 Rostrum about the length of prothorax, sides distinctly in- 

 curved to middle ; with coarse crowded punctures, except on 

 a short, shining, median line, but partially concealed on basal 

 half. Prothorax moderat^ely transverse, sides on basal half 

 feebly rounded, apex more than half the width of middle ; with 

 dense concealed punctures and with a short and feeble median 

 carina. Scutellum small, but elevated and distinct. Elytra 

 slightly dilated from base to beyond the middle, thence coarc- 

 tate to apex ; with rows of large partially-concealed punctures, 

 becoming smaller posteriorly; interstices with tubercular 

 swellings, supporting fascicles, a granule on each side of base 

 close to scutellum. Under-surface with rather dense setiferous 

 punctures. Metasternum somewhat shorter than in the pre- 

 ceding species, and with smaller punctures. Length, 4^-5 mm. 



9 . Differs in having the rostrum somewhat longer and 

 thinner, shining, with smaller and sparser punctures, con- 

 cealed only at basal fourth; antennae inserted slightly nearer 

 the middle of rostrum, and abdomen more convex. 



Eah. — Tasmania: Mount Wellington (H. H. D. 

 Griffith) ; Launceston (Aug. Simson, his 3208). 



The prothorax has larger and more rounded scales than 

 elsewhere, its fascicles are rather loosely compacted and six in 



