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Head with small partially-concealed punctures. Rostrum 

 moderately long and not very thin, sides lightly incurved to 

 middle; with dense punctures rather small at apex, becoming 

 larger to and more or less concealed on basal half ; with a 

 feeble median ridge. Scape inserted about two-fifths from 

 apex of rostrum, slightly shorter than funicle; first joint of 

 funicle slightly longer than second. Prothornx strongly 

 transverse, apex about half the width of middle, with four 

 obtuse tubercles, crowned with fascicles across middle, and 

 two at apex; with a very feeble median swelling; with 

 numerous rather small and usually concealed punctures. 

 Elytra not much but distinctly wider than prothorax, base 

 trisinuate, sides subparallel to beyond the middle; with 

 irregular rows of large punctures, in places almost concealed ; 

 second interstice with two large tubercles close together about 

 the middle, fourth with two large ones : the hind one half- 

 way between those on second, the other at the basal third; 

 fifth with a large one halfway down the posterior declivity; 

 some smaller ones elsewhere, but each elytron at apex pro- 

 duced in the form of a conical tubercle ; a few small granules 

 scattered about. Femora stout, strongly dentate; tibiae com- 

 pressed, lower edge of front pair bisinuate. Length, 10 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Mount Tambourine (H. Hacker, his 

 No. 637). 



The rostrum is moderately curved, and is stouter than in 

 most species of the genus. The metasternum is also a trifle 

 shorter, instead of a trifle longer than the following segment, 

 as in others of the genus. The type appears to be a male. 



PSEUDOMETYRUS LAMINATUS, Lea. 



A specimen from Hobart belongs to this species, but 

 differs from the type in being smaller (6 mm.) and somewhat 

 darker. At a glance it appears to belong to Menios inter- 

 natus, but the facets of its eyes are much smaller than in that 

 species. 



Menios alternatus, n. sp. 



cS . Reddish-castaneous ; antennae and tarsi somewhat 

 paler. Densely clothed with light-brown or fawn-coloured 

 scales, more or less distinctly variegated with paler and darker 

 ones; with rather short, stout, suberect scales scattered about, 

 and in places coinpacted into fascicles. Under-surface and 

 legs with paler and more uniformly-coloured scales than on 

 upper-surface. 



Head with dense concealed punctures. Rostrum rather 

 wide, lightly curved, sides feebly incurved to middle; punc- 

 tures dense, and not very small, on apical half, elsewhere con- 

 cealed. Antennae not very thin; scape inserted slightly 



