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apex, narrower behind than in front of antennae ; with very- 

 dense punctures partially concealed on basal two-thirds; 

 apical half of scrobes visible from above. Scape inserted about 

 two-fifths from apex of rostrum ; funicle stout, two basal 

 joints moderately long, the others strongly transverse and 

 feebly dilating to apex; club short, subcontinuous with 

 funicle. Prothorax rather lightly transverse, sides rounded, 

 apex scarcely half the width of base and gently incurved to 

 middle, base strongly bisinuate ; with dense round punctures, 

 in places feebly confluent; with a thin, continuous, median 

 carina. Elytra cylindrical to near apex, slightly wider than 

 prothorax ; with rows of large suboblong punctures, in deep 

 striae; interstices wider than striae, with small granules and 

 dense punctures, alternate ones feebly elevated, the third 

 rather more noticeabl}'- elevated and somewhat dilated near 

 base, rnder-surface with dense punctures. "Walls of pectoral 

 canal cut off at right angles in front. Mesosternal receptacle 

 curvilinearly triangular, with rounded angles. Legs rather 

 short ; front femora moderately, the others acutely dentate. 

 Length, 7-8 mm. 



9 . Differs in having the rostrum longer and thinner, 

 basal third only with concealed punctures, elsewhere shining, 

 and with small but clearly-dej&ned ones; scrobes not visible 

 from above ; scape inserted slightly nearer the middle of 

 rostrum, and abdomen distinctly more convex. 



Hah. — Tasmania: Devonport, Burnie, Hobart (A. M. 

 Lea). 



The facets of the eyes are intermediate between those of 

 Therehifs cepuroides and of Pseydofherehiis scidptipenni.^, but 

 as the shape of the mesosternal receptacle is nearer that of the 

 latter, and the femora are dentate, the species has been re- 

 ferred to Psevdotherehus, with which in most respects it is in 

 harmony. In general appearance it is fairly close to scidpti- 

 pennis, but is somewhat narrower, and front walls of pectoral 

 canal more conspicuously notched, denoting an approach to 

 Zeneudes and Oreda. One male, probably from immaturity, 

 has the derm almost entirely of a rather pale-red. On the 

 upper-surface the sooty scales form a feeble patch on each side 

 of the base of the prothorax and several feeble patches on 

 elytra, but they appear to be more easily abraded than the 

 paler ones. On the under-surface and legs the scales are 

 mostly whitish. 



Two females from Victoria (C. French) may represent a 

 variety; they differ in being decidedly narrower and with 

 the median carina of prothorax much shorter. Probably, 

 however, the male would show specific distinctions. 



