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second and third combined, its apex incurved to middle^ 

 second longer than third and fourth combined. Femora short, 

 stout, and compressed, grooved and edentate ; tibiae short and 

 compressed, very wide near base, and strongly narrowed to 

 apex; tarsi long, third joint wide and deeply bilobed. 



A curious genus of the Chcetectetorus group, but the legs 

 very different to those of other genera of that group. The 

 rather finely faceted eyes would associate the genus with 

 Ephrycinus in my table of the allied genera, but the legs and 

 metasternum are very different. The strongly sculptured pro- 

 thorax is suggestive of affinity with Pseudapi'ies, near which it 

 should be placed ; but the species of that genus have coarsely 

 faceted eyes and very different legs, etc. The grooves on the 

 femora are very distinct on the apical half, where the surface 

 is glabrous, but towards the base they are very feeble. 



Ancocis collaris, n. sp. 



Black; antennas and tarsi more or less reddish. Very 

 densely clothed with muddy-brown scales, closely applied to 

 derm ; with a few stout but short ones scattered about. Each 

 elytron with a distinct irregular whitish spot at about the 

 basal third. Metasternum and basal segment of abdomen, 

 except at sides, and medio-basal portion of second segment,, 

 with dense, paler, and subsetose scales. 



Head with dense concealed punctures. Ocular fovea fairly 

 large. Rostrum not as long as prothorax, sides moderately 

 incurved to middle, widest near, but not at, base ; punctures 

 dense at tip, but elsewhere concealed. Frotliorax about one- 

 third wider than long, base strongly bisinuate ; a deep sub- 

 triangular notch in middle of each side ; middle with a wide 

 impression, bounded on each side of apical half by a con- 

 spicuous ridge, along middle with a feeble semi-double ridge ; 

 towards each side on basal half with a deep oblique groove, 

 feebly connected with the base and lateral notch ; toAvards each 

 side on apical half with a double irregular impression ; punc- 

 tures concealed. Elytra closely applied to prothorax, and 

 about thrice as long ; with rows of large partially-concealed 

 punctures ; odd interstices with numerous small tubercular 

 elevations. Punctures of under -surface and of legs very dense, 

 but scarcely traceable through clothing. Length, 8J mm. 



Hah. — Queensland or New South Wales (H. W. Brown). 



Except for the antennae, tip of rostrum, and parts of the 

 legs the surface is everywhere densely clothed. On the upper- 

 surface the stout scales are but little elevated above the others, 

 so that, although compacted together in places, they do not 

 appear to form distinct fascicles. The tubercular elevations 

 are more distinct on the third and fifth interstices than on the 



