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Head short, widest across eyes, distance from clypeal 

 suture to apex of labrum about half as long as from same to 

 prothorax, with a vague median line; with fairly dense and 

 sharply denned, but not very large punctures. Labrum with 

 a distinct median line, and sharply defined punctures. Eyes 

 large, separated less than length of basal- joint of antennae, 

 and much closer together on lower-surface. Antennae thin, 

 extending to tip of elytra, third joint somewhat longer than 

 second. Prothorax scarcely longer than wide, sides incurved 

 and narrowed between middle and apex, and feebly incurved 

 between middle and base, median line shallow and irregular, 

 a rather feeble impression on each side at apical third ; punc- 

 tures slightly larger than on head, but not so dense. Elytra 

 rather narrow; with very dense and rather small, non- 

 confluent punctures. Length, 1\ mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Stewart River (W. D. Dodd). Type, 

 I. 3205. 



The third joint of the antennae is distinctly longer than 

 the fourth, but not very much longer, perhaps one-fourth ; but 

 regarding the species as belonging to "A" (in Blackburn's 

 table) it would be associated with pallicolor and obscuripes, 

 with which it has little in common. But regarding it as 

 belonging to "AA," it would be associated with Carpentaria, 

 from which it differs in the elytral suture being pale, pro- 

 thorax with very conspicuous punctures, and joints of antennae 

 bicolorous. Cowleyi has even larger eyes, much longer head, 

 and differs in many other respects. 



ZONTTIS METASTERNALIS, n. Sp. 



Pale-flavous, antennae (basal-joint excepted) and meta- 

 sternum blackish, tarsi slightly infuscated. Upper-surface 

 entirely glabrous. 



Head short, widest across eyes, with small scattered 

 punctures; clypeal suture very feeble in middle, from same 

 to apex of labrum distinctly shorter than from same to neck. 

 Eyes of moderate size and widely separated. Antennae thin 

 but rather short, second joint not half the length of third. 

 Prothorax slightly longer than wide, sides gently increasing 

 in width from apex to middle, and then still more feebly 

 decreasing in width to near base; without median line; with 

 very sparse and indistinct punctures. Elytra moderately 

 wide, very faintly wrinkled; with sparse, small, and vague 

 punctures. Length, 7-8J mm. 



Hab. — Western Australia: Cue (H. W. Brown). Type, 

 I. 3204. 



