413 



Hah. — Queensland: Endeavour River (C. French and 

 H. W. Brown). 



A comparatively small species, at a glance somewhat re- 

 sembling Cryptorhynchus stiginaticus and G. verus. In 0. 

 scutellaris the elytral scales are rounded, and but few overlap; 

 in the present species they are somewhat larger and all are 

 more or less overlapping, so that the surface has a curiously 

 laminated appearance. On the abdomen and sides of sterna 

 the scales are larger than elsewhere. The elytra are without 

 a conjoint apical mucro, although the apex itself is somewhat 

 acute. On the prothorax of the type there are no distinct 

 pale spots, but on three obscure lines they are somewhat paler 

 than elsewhere. On each elytron there is a distinct pale spot 

 on the fourth interstice, slightly beyond the basal third, and 

 a transverse cluster of pale spots across summit of posterior 

 declivity. On the second specimen the spot on the fourth 

 interstice is still more distinct, but there are no pale spots 

 heyond the middle; about the middle itself there are numer- 

 ous small sooty spots. On the prothorax of this specimen 

 also four vague spots can be traced across the middle. 



Cyphoderocis, n. g. 



Head rather small, partially concealed from above. Eyes 

 large, widely separated, facets of moderate size or rather 

 large. Rostrum moderately long and rather thin, distinctly 

 curved. Antennae thin, inserted nearer apex than base of 

 rostrum; two basal joints of funicle elongate: club elliptic- 

 ovate. Prothorax transverse, sides rounded, base bisinuate, 

 apex produced. Scutellum distinct. Elytra parallel-sided to 

 beyond the middle, base trisinuate. Pectoral canal deep and 

 rather narrow, terminated between middle coxae. Mesosternal 

 receptacle with thin U-shaped walls; slightly cavernous. 

 Metasternum slightly shorter than the following segment; 

 episterna rather large. Abdomen rather large, first segment 

 longer than second, its apex lightly incurved to middle; third 

 and fourth combined the length of second, and longer than 

 fifth. Legs moderately long, femora stout, strongly dentate, 

 not grooved; tibiae thin, compressed, lightly curved, with 

 distinct ridges; tarsi with first and fourth joints elongate, 

 third wide and deeply bilobed. 



The position of this genus is somewhat doubtful, but 

 provisionally it may be placed with the allies of Chcetectetorus. 

 The facets of the eyes are of moderate size or rather coarse. 

 Regarding them as coarse it would be associated (^o) -with 



(40) In the table given in Proc. Linn. Soc, N.S.W., 1909, 

 pp. 594-595. 



