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than the others, and with hairs as on femora. Length 

 (<5 , 9), 9-10 mm. 



9 . Differs in having antennae shorter, without long 

 hairs, the joints after the fifth serrated but not pectinated, 

 legs unarmed, hind femora, no stouter than the others, and 

 without special clothing, and abdomen not notched. 



Hah. — Queensland: Gordonvale (Dr. J. F. Illingworth), 

 Cairns (Macleay Museum). Type, I. 11820. 



At first glance strikingly close to M. lateralis and 

 similarly coloured species, but the remarkable antennae and 

 legs readily distinguish the male from all previously named 

 males of the genus. One of the females was placed with the 

 type of M. foliatus in the Macleay Museum, but it is 

 certainly not that species, from which it differs in having the 

 rostrum much longer, and sides and apex of p roth or ax very 

 different. The rostrum is distinctly longer than the prothorax 

 in both sexes; the black of the prothorax touches the base, 

 except in middle, but not the sides or apex. 



Metriorrhynchus pallidominor, n. sp. 



<5 . Flavous ; tips of elytra, six apical joints of antennae 

 and parts of two preceding ones, palpi and tarsi (except claw- 

 joint) black or infuscated. 



Read with rostrum of moderate length. Antennae 

 rather long, third to tenth joints oblong, third about one 

 half longer than fourth, eleventh one half longer than tenth. 

 Prothorax slightly longer than wide; conspicuously seven- 

 areolate; apex obtusely produced in middle, sides gently 

 incurved to middle, hind angles slightly rounded, the front 

 ones strongly. Elytra thin and parallel-sided; with regular 

 double rows of punctures, alternate interstices slightly 

 elevated. Length (d , 9)? 5-6 mm. 



9 . Differs in having somewhat shorter antennae and 

 wider abdomen, with the subapical segment not notched. 



Hab. — Northern Territory: thirty miles east of Darwin 

 (G. F. Hill). Type, I. 12265'. 



A small, thin, pale species, not very close to any other 

 known to me; the blackish tips to the elytra are about one- 

 eighth of their length ; the antennae might fairly be regarded 

 as nonserrated ; the frontal areolets of the prothorax are 

 longer than usual. The length of the rostrum (including the 

 mandibles) is somewhat less than the basal width, and not 

 half the length of the prothorax ; regarding it as of moderate 

 length, in my table it w r ould be placed with M. ruftrostris; 

 regarding it as short, with M. fall ax; each of which species 

 is considerably larger, with black under-surface and legs. 

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