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Hab. — Queensland: Endeavour River (Dr. A. K. 

 Pulleine, and National Museum from C. French). Type, 

 I. 10775. 



In Blackburn's table of the genus this species would be 

 placed beside occidentaUs, from which it differs in the elytra 

 being more strongly striated, with larger punctures, in the 

 striae, and, by the dark lateral markings; it is not very close 

 to any other species before me. The elytral vittae are rather 

 narrow, and are quite distinct, but their outlines are not 

 sharply denned. The clypeus in front is slightly upturned 

 on each side, but not in the middle, the uplifted parts being 

 almost concealed by the rather strongly elevated labrum, 

 which appears to be pressed close to them. The upper-surface 

 is only slightly polished, but it could hardly be called opaque. 

 The abdomen is small and curved to the tip, so the specimens 

 are probably males, despite the non-appendiculate front tarsi. 



Phyllotocus basicollis, n. sp. 



9 . Head and metasternum reddish-brown, prothorax 

 and scutellum reddish-flavous, elytra black and brightly 

 iridescent, but margins (except at base) pale, abdomen and 

 club of antennae black, legs flavous, the hind tibiae infuscated 

 at apex. Front and sides of prothorax, sides and apex of 

 elytra and pygidium with flavous or reddish setae. 



Head with small and crowded but distinct punctures. 

 Clypeus not quite the length of an eye, and more than 

 thrice as wide as long ; labrum slightly more than half the 

 length of clypeus, its margins lightly upcurved and the front 

 one gently incurved to middle. Antennae nine-, club three- 

 jointed. Prothorax not much wider than the greatest length, 

 basal half parallel-sided, front and hind angles produced 

 and acute, the latter embracing shoulders; without punctures 

 except for those containing the margining setae. Elytra with 

 well-defined striae containing shallow punctures; interstices 

 gently convex, moderately wide near suture, narrower towards 

 the sides. Abdomen strongly convex, each of four segments 

 with a conspicuous row of setiferous punctures. Hind coxae 

 at sides almost twice the length of metasternum, and with 

 sharply-defined but not very dense punctures ; front tibiae 

 tridentate; front claws equal and simple. Length, 5-5'5 mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Brisbane, November, 1912, and 

 November, 1916 (H. Hacker). Type, in Queensland Museum; 

 cotype, I. 10777, in South Australian Museum. 



The hind angles of the prothorax embracing the shoulders 

 are without parallel in the genus ; the claws are all thin, 

 simple, and long, but not of the great length that is usual 

 in Phyllatocus, and in other respects it is not close to any 



