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the middle, supported by feeble swellings; before abrasion no 

 punctures are visible on it, but after same a few shallow and 

 rather small ones are exposed. The tubercular swellings on 

 the elytra are not by themselves very conspicuous, but as the 

 scales clothing them are rather dense, they have the appear- 

 ance of small fascicles; there are from two to four on each 

 interstice, except on the suture and on the outer interstices. 

 The hind part of each of the third and fourth segments of 

 abdomen, except at the sides, appears to be transversely 

 scooped out, leaving only a thin median ridge, which supports 

 a row of erect scales ; if these are abraded a row of pTinctures 

 becomes evident. The tip of the second segment is similarly 

 scooped out, but the segment itself being considerably longer 

 than the two following ones, this appearance is not so 

 noticeable. 



Imaliodes squamirostris, n. sp. 

 (S . Black ; antennae and tarsi obscurely diluted with 

 red. Densely clothed wdth muddy-grey scales. 



Head with shallow concealed punctures. Eyes rather 

 small, with rather fine facets. Rostrum rather long and not 

 very stout, sides lightly incurved to middle; punctures con- 

 cealed. Scape inserted slightly nearer apex than base of 

 rostrum, the length of three following joints combined; two 

 basal joints of funicle elongate, second somewhat longer than 

 first. Prothorax moderately transverse, sides strongly 

 rounded, apex about half the width of base; with four obtuse 

 swellings, supporting small fascicles, across nliddle; punctures 

 small, sparse, and concealed. Scutellum absent. Elytra 

 elliptic-ovate, strongly convex, base lightly bisinuate, 

 shoulders obtuse and scarcely produced; with irregular rows 

 of large punctures; with numerous small tubercular swellings. 

 Third and fourth segments of abdomen level with second and 

 fifth. Femora stout, widely grooved, feebly dentate, hind 

 pair extending to middle of apical segment. Length, 

 8^-9| mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Gayndah (Pascoe's collection); 

 Moreton Bay (Bowring's collection). Type in British 

 Museum. 



Close to the preceding species, but larger, and abdominal 

 segments different. Also allied to scituhis and nodulosus, but 

 much larger (it is the largest of the genus) and base of elytra 

 different. The typical specimens (two) are evidently males, 

 and have the rostrum densely squamose to the tip, on abrasion 

 dense punctures are exposed, and towards the tip a median 

 carina. The suture and lateral interstices are without 

 tubercles, but there are from one to three on each of the 



