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Hab. — Queensland: Port Denison (Aug. Simson). Type 

 (unique), I. 11814. 



A minute species which, in my table, would be placed 

 with M. coenosus, which has tips and sides of elytra pale, and 

 somewhat different antennae; besides the bicoloured prothorax 

 it differs from M. basalis in having much smaller elytral 

 punctures, with costae evenly elevated, and antennae some- 

 what wider. 



Metriorrhynchus marginicollis, n. sp. 



9 . Black, elytra and sides of prothorax brick-red. 



Head with muzzle very short. Antennae not very long, 

 moderately wide, third to tenth joints feebly serrated, third 

 distinctly longer than fourth, eleventh scarcely perceptibly 

 longer than tenth. Prothorax slightly longer than apical 

 width, conspicuously seven-areolate, sides almost parallel on 

 apical half, then angularly dilated to base, where the angles 

 are acute. Elytra thin; with single rows of large, quad- 

 rangular punctures. Length, 5 '5 mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Mount Tambourine (A. M. Lea). 

 Type (unique), I. 11813. 



Rather narrower than M. uniserlatus, and antennae very 

 different from those of its female, and the sides of the pro- 

 thorax pale; the antennae are more like those of M. minor, 

 but the elytral punctures and costae are regular to the base, 

 and the sides of the prothorax are pale; it is also close to 

 M. minutus, but the elytra are entirely pale, with larger 

 punctures and alternate interstices slightly elevated above the 

 others; in my table would be placed with M. coenosus, but 

 the antennae are different, and the elytra entirelv pale. 



Metriorrhynchus fuligineus, n. sp. 



9 • Sooty-black. 



Head with very short muzzle. Antennae rather long 

 and moderately wide, third to tenth joints serrated, third 

 longer than fourth, and eleventh longer than tenth. Pro- 

 thorax triareolate; median areolet rather narrow in its middle 

 (where it is widest), and continuous from base to apex, sides 

 strongly elevated and evenly curved, front angles rounded off, 

 hind ones produced and sharply acute. Elytra slightly wider 

 near apex than base ; with double rows of punctures becoming- 

 irregular about tips; alternate interstices distinctly elevated. 

 Length, 6 mm. 



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

 (unique), I. 11819. 



Allied to M . kingensis, but with apex of prothorax not 

 notched in middle. I have previously given < 4 > two short 



(4 Lea, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1909, pp. 62, 63. 



