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having the clothing of the upper-surface of an almost 

 uniform greyish-white ; the elytra with very few and ill- 

 denned spots, and the prothorax quite immaculate. 



Myllocerus taylori, Lea. 



A specimen from the Coen River apparently belongs to 

 this species, but differs from the type in being slightly larger, 

 and with the clothing whitish, with but a vague trace of 

 green. 



Myllocerus latibasis, n. sp. 



Reddish-brown, appendages slightly paler. Densely 

 clothed with white or whitish scales, on the elytra speckled 

 with feeble brownish spots. 



Head wide, strongly flattened between eyes, these not 

 very prominent. Rostrum scarcely as long as the basal width, 

 sides decreasing in width to near apex, but apex slightly 

 inflated, with a conspicuous median carina and a sublateral 

 one traceable towards each side. Antennae moderately long; 

 first joint of funicle just perceptibly longer than second. 

 Prothorax more than thrice as wide as median length, apex 

 strongly incurved to middle, sides distinctly increasing in 

 width to base, which is strongly bisinuate, the extreme base 

 wider than elytra ; punctures traceable through clothing. 

 Elytra parallel-sided to near apex ( lg ) ; with regular rows of 

 large punctures, appearing small through clothing. Femora 

 stout, very feebly dentate. Length (excluding rostrum), 

 6|-7 mm. 



Bah. — Northern Territory: Tennant Creek (J. F. 

 Field). Type, I. 2538. 



With very wide prothorax, distinctly incurved to middle 

 of apex, as in bovilli; but differs from that species in the 

 base being slightly wider than the elytra, and the head and 

 rostrum considerably wider, the former with a curiously 

 flattened appearance between the eyes. From laticollis it 

 differs in the shape of the base being different, the head less 

 convex, eyes and sides of under-surface of rostrum different. 

 One specimen has a distinct transverse impression on each 

 side towards base of prothorax, but on two others these are 

 not traceable. 



Myllocerus fieldi, n. sp. 



Reddish-brown, sometimes almost black; appendages 

 reddish. Densely clothed with whitish scales, feebly speckled 

 with brown spots on the elytra. 



(18) Unless stated to the contrary the elytra are similarly 

 parallel^sided in all the following species. 



