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Head wide, flat between eyes, these larger and less pro- 

 minent than usual. Rostrum shorter than wide, sides feebly 

 incurved to middle, gently concave along middle, and with 

 a very feeble carina. Antennae moderately long; first joint 

 of funicle distinctly, but not much, longer than second. 

 Prothorax about thrice as wide as median length, apex 

 strongly incurved to middle, sides strongly increasing in 

 width to base, which is strongly bisinuate and the exact width 

 of elytra; punctures traceable through clothing. Elytra with 

 regular rows of fairly large punctures, almost concealed by 

 clothing but appearing as fine striae. Femora very feebly 

 dentate, front pair especially. Length, 4J-5 mm. 



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

 Field). Type, I. 2539. 



Allied to the preceding species, from which it differs in 

 being much smaller, prothorax at base the exact width of 

 elytra, head narrower, and eyes more ovate and less pro- 

 minent. Both species are without elytral setae. From bo villi 

 it differs in the eyes being much less prominent, clothing 

 different, prothorax without a glabrous median space, etc. 

 There are three specimens in the Museum, two whose clothing 

 is as described, but the third has the scales on the upper- 

 surface of a pale coppery-green, and on the elytra without 

 spots. 



Myllocerus blackburni, n. sp. 



Black, appendages more or less reddish. Densely clothed 

 with green or bluish-green scales, paler on the legs than else- 

 where. Setae of upper-surface rather indistinct, not at all, 

 or scarcely, elevated above the scales. 



Head somewhat flat between eyes; these fairly large and 

 prominent; inter-ocular fovea narrow and distinct. Rostrum 

 about as long as the basal width, sides feebly diminishing in 

 width to apex, incurvature of scrobes near apex very con- 

 spicuous; with a narrow median carina. Antennae moderately 

 long; first joint of funicle slightly longer than second. 

 Prothorax at base almost thrice as wide as the median 

 length, apex rather strongly incurved to middle, sides 

 strongly increasing in width to base, which is strongly 

 bisinuate and slightly narrower than elytra ; punctures trace- 

 able through clothing. Elytra with regular rows of partially 

 concealed punctures. Femora edentate. Length, 5-6 mm. 



Hab. — Northern Queensland (Blackburn's collection). 

 Type, I. 2540. 



The prothorax is more transverse than in taylori, the 

 medio-apical incurvature is rather more pronounced, and the 

 eyes less prominent. From bovilli, and the preceding species, 



