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distinct. Legs rather long; femora scarcely visibly dentate. 

 Length, 5§-7J mm. 



Hab. — North-western Australia: Low Rocks and Queen 

 Islet. Type in British Museum. 



In general appearance close to elegans, but second joint 

 of antennae almost as long as first, instead of much shorter, 

 head a trifle wider, and elytra with much more numerous 

 setae, forming several irregular rows on each interstice. On 

 some specimens the scales on the under-surface have a faint 

 golden or greenish gloss. 



Myllocerus hilli, n. sp. 



Blackish, legs of a rather pale red, antennae somewhat 

 darker, club still darker. Densely clothed with golden-green 

 or golden scales, paler on legs than elsewhere, elytra with 

 numerous irregularly transverse black spots, prothorax with 

 three black stripes, a black spot behind each eye. Elytra 

 with a row of rather long, suberect, pale setae on each 

 interstice, but becoming short on sides. 



Head flat and rather long; inter-ocular fovea distinct. 

 Eyes rather large and prominent. Rostrum slightly longer 

 than wide, sides very feebly incurved, base and apex of even 

 width; with a short medio-apical carina. Antennae long and 

 thin ; scape strongly curved ; two basal-joints of funicle 

 unusually long, first about once and one-third the length of 

 second. Prothorax lightly transverse, sides gently rounded, 

 base strongly bisinuate, and scarcely wider than apex, which 

 is truncate ; with large punctures scattered about amongst 

 smaller ones, but the latter normally concealed. Elytra much 

 wider than prothorax; with rows of large, almost concealed 

 punctures. Legs long; femora acutely dentate. Length, 

 4| mm. 



Hub. — Northern Territory: Batchelor (G. F. Hill's 

 No. 26), Darwin (E. W. Ferguson from F. P. Dodd). Type, 

 I. 2728. 



A very beautiful species. From chrysideus it differs in 

 being considerably smaller, clothing with a decided golden 

 gloss, eyes much more prominent, prothorax longer, antennae 

 longer and thinner, and elytral setae longer. The setae are 

 more distinct than usual, but less upright and decidedly 

 + inner than in echinatus and suturalis. From grains it 

 differs in being larger, rostrum longer, and elytra with con- 

 spicuous setae. The conspicuously variegated clothing readily 

 distinguishes from darwini, and there are differences of 

 sculpture as well. 

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