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confined to the sides of. the striae, on the prothorax of one 

 specimen they are fairly evenly distributed, but they are 

 almost absent (no doubt from abrasion) from the median third 

 of another. I have not been able to see the front of the lower 

 lip clearly, but it appears to be obtusely pointed in the middle, 

 in this respect differing from the typical species, flavomacn- 

 latus; but the ten- jointed antennae, shape of clypeus, processes 

 between front and middle coxae, bidentate front tibiae, and 

 larger front claw cleft in the female, with the scaly body, 

 indicate that it is either a Mimadoretus or extremely close to 

 that genus. 



MlMADORETUS LEUCOTHYREUS, n. sp. 



PI. xxvii., fig. 77. 



d ■ Of a rather dark castaneous ; antennae, palpi, and 

 parts of legs paler. Somewhat' irregularly clothed with white 

 hairs. 



Head rather convex; with dense and moderately large 

 punctures, becoming smaller and sharply defined about base. 

 Clypeus transversely suboblong, about twice as wide as long, 

 front margin gently incurved to middle and moderately up- 

 turned, sides very feebly upturned ; punctures much the same 

 in front of, as behind the suture. Antennae ten-, club three- 

 jointed ; club as long as clypeus is wide. Prothorax rather 

 strongly convex, about once and one-half as wide as long, 

 sides subangularly dilated in middle, front angles subacute, 

 hind ones obtuse ; with moderately large and fairly numerous 

 punctures in middle, becoming denser and larger on sides. 

 ScuteUum with dense, concealed punctures. Elytra slightly 

 wider than prothorax, apex almost truncate ; each with 

 thirteen rather deep and regular striae containing punctures, 

 these rather large at base, sides, and apex, but mostly smaller 

 elsewhere; interstices almost impunctate. Pygidium with 

 crowded, partially concealed punctures. Presternum with a 

 narrow wedge-shaped process extending to between coxae. 

 Mesosternum with a triangular process between coxae. Front 

 tibiae tridentate, apical tooth long, curved, and acute, second 

 triangular and rather large, third feeble; basal joint of front 

 tarsi slightly longer than second, claws long, thin, and 

 unequal, but simple. Length, 11 mm. 



Hob.— Queensland : Cairns district (A. M. Lea). Type, 

 [. 4853. 



Two specimens were obtained, on one of which there is a 

 vague greenish gloss on part of the prothorax. The upper 

 portion of the head is almost glabrous ;• on the prothorax there 

 are numerous subdepressed hairs on the sides, but the median 

 third is almost glabrous, the scutellum is densely clothed, on 



