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not to) base; basal segment of abdomen depressed in middle, 

 and second flat, instead of both rather strongly convex. 



The species belongs to Timareta, as the ocular lobes are 

 entirely absent. 



SUBFAMILY LEPTOPSIDES. 



Mandalotus dentipes, n. sp. 



d . Black, antennae and parts of legs more or less reddish. 

 Densely clothed with muddy scales, interspersed with 

 numerous stout whitish or greyish setae ; meta sternum with 

 rather long blackish setae ; tibiae, especially front pair, fimbri- 

 ated internally. 



Hostrum with a narrow more or less concealed carina. 

 Prothorax moderately transverse, sides strongly rounded; 

 with transverse granules or interrupted carinae, traceable 

 through clothing. Elytra rather short, closely applied to pro- 

 thorax, shoulders somewhat projecting, sub-tuberculate behind 

 shoulders ; with rows of large but almost-concealed punctures ; 

 alternate interstices feebly raised. Metasttmum and basal 

 segment of abdomen with a wide and rather shallow conjoint 

 excavation. Front coxce obliquely flattened internally, and 

 widely separated, middle each with a strong obtuse tooth on 

 its hind edge ; front tibiae strongly curved towards apex, and 

 distinctly notched at outer apex, hind hair rather strongly 

 curved. Length, 5 J mm. 



9 • Differs in being shorter and wider, metasternum and 

 abdomen flat, middle coxae unarmed, tibiae shorter and much 

 straighter, and front pair not notched at outer apex. 



Hab. — New South Wales: Sydney (E. W. Ferguson). 



In my table of the genus (1 ) would be placed in F ; from 

 the four species placed there it may be readily distinguished 

 by the dentition of the middle coxae and the shape of the 

 front tibiae. 



Mandalotus Taylori, n. sp. 



(S • Black, antennae and parts of legs reddish. Densely 

 clothed with muddy scales, thickly interspersed with stout 

 pale setae, becoming regular on elytra; tibiae fimbriated 

 internally. 



Rostrum with a narrow distinct carina. Prothorax 

 feebly transverse, sides strongly and evenly rounded, median 

 line distinct, with numerous small granules, each with one 

 setiferous puncture. Elytra moderately long, conjointly 

 arcuate at base, sides regular, with rows of large, partially- 

 concealed punctures, interstices almost even. Basal segment 

 of abdomen with a fairly large excavation at apex, on each 



<i) Trans. Roy. Soc, S.A., 1907, p. 131. 

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