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being larger, with longer legs, less densely clothed, punctures 

 more clearly defined, and by the base of elytra. At a glance 

 it looks very close to Anchithyrus caliginosus, but (apart from 

 several generic distinctions) that species has the two basal 

 joints of funicle subequal in length. On the prothorax there 

 are three feeble median swellings moderately densely clothed, 

 but they are not very distinct. The tubercle on the third 

 interstice of each elytron of the type is connected by a slight 

 ridge with its fellow across the suture, ari'd with the base by 

 a still more feeble ridge; between the ridges the punctures 

 are much smaller than the adjoining ones. This peculiar 

 structure is evidently not an accidental variation, as it is the 

 same on some specimens that were in Mr. Hacker's private 

 collection, now in the Berlin Museum. 



Imaliodes ventralis, n. sp. 



(S . Black ; antennae and tarsi obscurely diluted with 

 red. Densely clothed with ashen-grey scales, denser on legs 

 and paler on shoulders than elsewhere. 



Head rather convex; punctures concealed. Eyes rather 

 small and with rather fine facets. Kostrum moderately long, 

 not very thin, sides lightly incurved to middle, punctures 

 concealed, except at tip, where they are dense. Scape inserted 

 slightly nearer apex than base of rostrum, about half the 

 length of funicle and club combined; two basal joints of 

 funicle rather long and thin, subequal in length. Prothorax 

 rather convex, moderately transverse, sides strongly rounded. 

 Scutellum absent. Elytra elliptic-ovate, strongly convex, base 

 almost truncate, but shoulders feebly and obtusely produced, 

 sides strongly rounded; with rows of large punctures, be- 

 coming smaller posteriorly; with numerous small tubercular 

 swellings. Mesosternal receptacle strongly elevated. Abdo- 

 men with third and fourth segments narrow across middle 

 but wider at sides. Femora stout, widely grooved, rather 

 lightly dentate, hind pair not extending to tip of abdomen. 

 Length, 7J-8 mm. 



9 . Differs in having the rostrum somewhat longer, 

 punctures concealed only at base, elsewhere fairly large and 

 dense, except along middle; scape inserted in middle of 

 rostrum, and abdomen slightly more convex. 



Hah. — New South Wales: Dorrigo (H. J. Carter). 



Allied to scitulus and nodulosus, from the former dis- 

 tinguished by the distinctly shorter rostrum, and from the 

 latter by the elytra not trisinuate at base. The abdomen also 

 is different. The prothorax has four feeble fascicles across 



