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Acrotychreus, which has falcate tibiae, much more prominent 

 eyes, and much shorter body, but its only known species has 

 also an elongated fascicle on each elytron. 



Cyphodeeocis dorsalis, n. sp. 



Black; antennae and tarsi of a dingy-red. Densely 

 clothed with dingy-brown scales, feebly variegated in places. 

 Prothorax with a conspicuous median fascicle and some smaller 

 ones ; elytra with two conspicuous, elongated, median fascicles 

 and some smaller ones. 



Head with rather coarse partially-concealed punctures ; a 

 fairly large depression (filled with scales) behind each eye. 

 Rostrum parallel-sided, except at extreme base ; with dense 

 and rather coarse punctures, but concealed on basal third . 

 Scape inserted about two-fifths from apex of rostrum, almost 

 the length of funicle. Prothorax rather strongly transverse, 

 sides strongly rounded, apex less than half the width of base ; 

 with dense more or less concealed punctures ; with feeble swell- 

 ings supporting fascicles, but the median one large ; with a 

 short medio-basal carina. Elytra about one-fourth wider than 

 prothorax and more than four times as long ; with rows of large 

 partially-concealed punctures, becoming small posteriorly ; 

 with feeble swellings supporting fascicles ; with a few small 

 sutural granules. Length, 10 J mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Mount Tambourine (R. Illidge). 



The majority of the elytral scales are of a rusty-brown, 

 but on the sides they are more or less of a chocolate-brown; 

 the two shades of colour on the type being limited on each 

 elytron by a line running from the shoulder to the elongated 

 fascicle on the third interstice, continued along same, then 

 directed slightly outwards to the preapical callus, and then 

 slightly narrowed to the apex. On the prothorax the median 

 fascicle is very conspicuous, and is evidently supported by a 

 fairly large tubercle ; there are also four feeble fascicles : one 

 on each side near middle of base, and one on each outer side 

 of middle ; and there are two very feeble apical ones. On the 

 elytra the very conspicuous ones are about one-fifth the length 

 of elytra, and the scales composing them are so long that if 

 flattened inwards they would touch the suture; there are also 

 fairly distinct fascicles supported by feeble tubercles, on the 

 third interstice near base, and the preapical callus half-way 

 down the posterior declivity, and two feeble ones on the fifth 

 near base. The femoral teeth are all strong and acute. There 

 are four or five narrow sharply-defined ridges on each side 

 of each tibia. 



