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towards sides, and on under-surface and legs; rostrum 

 clothed almost to tip; scutellum, shoulders, and a median 

 prothoracic line, with whitish scales. With a few short, re- 

 curved setae scattered about. 



Rostrum moderately stout, rather lightly curved, about 

 as long as prothorax ; with dense punctures, more or less 

 concealed except towards apex. Antennae not very thin, first 

 joint of funicle about as long as second and third combined. 

 Prothorax rather lightly transverse, sides strongly and evenly 

 rounded, base not much wider than apex; with dense 

 normally-concealed punctures. Elytra distinctly wider than 

 prothorax, shoulders gently rounded, sides parallel to just 

 beyond the middle, and thence coarctate to apex, which is 

 distinctly notched ; with regular rows of fairly large, but 

 normally almost concealed punctures. Under-surface with 

 dense, but normally-concealed punctures. Legs rather stout. 

 Length, 3 mm. 



Hab. — Tasmania: New Norfolk, in a grass tussock (A. 

 M. Lea). 



Distinguished from pygmcea by its larger size, somewhat 

 different shape, and much denser clothing; from the pre- 

 ceding species in being narrower and more fusiform, elytra 

 distinctly notched at apex and with the interstices not 

 alternately raised, the setae much sparser and less conspicuous, 

 and the antennae darker. 



SUBFAMILY TYCHIIDES. <« 



The Tychiides are numerously represented in Australia, 

 although hitherto but few species have been referred to the 

 subfamily. Only four genera and an equal number of species 

 being noted in Masters' Catalogue, and of these two, Ocliro- 

 phcebe (9) and Orichora no) are wrongly placed there. 



The species have a strong general resemblance to the 

 Erirhinides, practically the only character separating them 



(8) The notes on this subfamily were prepared for inclusion 

 with the species described in these Transactions for 1908, pp. 

 239-251, but were overlooked at the time. 



(9) Ochrophcebe was compared by Pascoe with Sibinia and 

 Derelomus, but without being assigned to a definite position; 

 but as its claws were described as simple, it evidently does not 

 belong to the Tychiides. 



(10) Orichora was expressly referred to the Erirhinides, and 

 its claws were described as simple. The mistake as to its location 

 in Masters' Catalogue probably arose from the typical species 

 being said to resemble a Tychius. 



