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Myllocerus acutidens, n. sp. 



Black, appendages in places obscurely diluted with red. 

 Densely clothed with whitish-grey or slaty-grey scales, feebly 

 mottled on elytra. Elytra with fairly dense and moderately 

 long, thin, erect setae. 



Head gently depressed between eyes, these not very pro- 

 minent. Rostrum slightly longer than wide, sides incurved 

 to middle; median and sublateral carinas distinct. Antennae 

 rather long; scape moderately curved; first joint of funicle 

 almost twice the length of second, second twice the length of 

 third. Prothorax at widest not twice the median length, 

 apex straight, sides rather strongly rounded and widest near 

 base; punctures normally traceable. Elytra distinctly wider 

 than prothorax, shoulders somewhat thickened; striate- 

 punctate, punctures appearing very small through clothing. 

 Femora acutely, but not very strongly dentate. Length, 

 6J-7J mm. 



Hah. — Australia: Sherlock River. Type in British 

 Museum. 



In colour and general appearance fairly close to ciner- 

 ascens, but elytra with numerous long erect hairs, very 

 different to the short stout setae of that species. A specimen 

 (from North-western Australia), apparently belonging to this 

 species, was in the collection of the late Rev. T. Blackburn. 



Myllocerus ceratorhinus, n. sp. 



Black or blackish; appendages more or less reddish. 

 Densely clothed with whitish scales, on the upper-surface 

 conspicuously variegated with black. Elytra with a closely- 

 set row, on each interstice, of moderately long, thin, erect 

 setae. 



Head gently convex. Eyes very large but not very pro- 

 minent; longer than sides of rostrum in front of same. 

 Rostrum unusually short and pointed. Antennae moderately 

 long; scape distinctly curved; two basal- joints of funicle sub- 

 equal. Prothorax almost as long as the basal width, apex 

 straight, sides gently rounded and increasing in width to 

 base; punctures normally traceable. Elytra with shoulders 

 strongly rounded and decidedly wider than prothorax; with 

 regular rows of almost concealed punctures. Femora very 

 feebly dentate. Length, 5^-5^ mm. 



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

 I. 2547. 



A very distinct species. On the prothorax there is a 

 black longitudinal vitta and a rounded spot towards each side 

 at the basal third. On the elytra at least half of the surface 



