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coarse punctures traceable through clothing. Eb/tra oblong- 

 to posterior declivity, about one-third wider than prothorax ; 

 with rows of very large punctures ; with numerous fascicles, 

 supported by feeble tubercular swellings. Abdomen with 

 punctures traceable through clothing on two basal segments. 

 Length, 6J-6J mm. 



Hab. — New South Wales: Richmond River (W. W. Frog- 

 gatt); Tweed River (H. W. Brown). 



The antennae, claws, and tibial hooks, the only parts not 

 densely clothed on the two typical specimens, are of a dingy- 

 red. There are four fascicles on each of the third and fifth 

 interstices, the most distinct being at the summit of the pos- 

 terior declivity, but there are others towards the sides and 

 apex, and a few small ones even on the suture. On each side- 

 on and near the shoulder the clothing is distinctly paler than 

 elsewhere, and appears to form numerous small, irregular, 

 round lumps, from the smaller ones of which stout scales are- 

 absent. 



Metyrus albicollis, Germ. 

 Var. A. White markings on prothorax consist of a small 

 medio-basal subtriangular spot, and a still smaller spot near^ 

 but not on, each hind angle. Elytra with base narrowly mar- 

 gined, and with a conspicuous, irregular, apical spot. Inner 

 side piece of mesosternum with white scales. Whitish scales 

 rather sparsely scattered about on under-surface and legs. 



Ilab. — Victoria: Beaconsfield, on Loj^anthns (H. H. D. 

 Griffith from E. Jarvis). 



Var. B. White markings on prothorax consist of a 

 small medio-basal spot, and a larger angular spot on each hind 

 angle. Elytra with a small spot on each side of apex. Under- 

 surface, legs, head, and rostrum with obscurely whitish scales, 

 scattered about singly or in feeble clusters. 



Hab. — Australia (Albert Bovie, from — Plason). 



Var. C Dingy-whitish markings on upper-surface con- 

 sist of a small medio-basal spot on prothorax and a feeble 

 elongated spot on each side of apex of elytra. Rest of body 

 and legs with almost uniformly dingy-brown scales, the fas- 

 cicles but little darker. 



Hab. — New South Wales: Sydney. 



PSEUDOMETYRUS BICAUDATUS, U. Sp. 



Black; antennae and tarsi more or less reddish. Densely 

 clothed with light-brown or muddy-brown scales, with sooty 

 ones on the prothoracic and on the median tubercles of elytra, 

 clothing most of abdomen and on middle of metasternum. 



