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Anchithyrus caliginosus, n. sp. 



Piceous-brown, antennae dull-red. Not very densely 

 (denser on legs than elsewhere) clothed with fawn-coloured 

 scales. 



Head densely but indistinctly punctate. Rostrum the 

 length of prothorax, sides distinctly incurved to middle ; with 

 large, dense punctures, larger towards base and leaving an 

 impunctate line along middle. Scape the length of three 

 basal joints of funicle ; of these the first is slightly longer 

 than second, whilst none of the others are distinctly trans- 

 verse. Prothorax with dense and rather strong punctures, 

 except at apex, the interspaces feebly granulate. Elytra 

 ovate, fully twice the length of and at base no wider than 

 base of prothorax, widest at about middle ; with series of 

 large subquadrate punctures, each separated by a rounded 

 ridge : interstices narrower than punctures and with small 

 clusters of small granules. Abdomen rather coarsely but in- 

 distinctly punctate ; intercoxal process rather narrow, third 

 and fourth segments combined about equal to second or 

 fifth; sutures of all deep. Legs densely punctate; posterior 

 femora slightly passing elytra. Length, 6 mm. ; rostrum, 

 2 mm. : width, 3| mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Cairns (Macleay Museum). 



In certain lights the elytra, when seen from behind, 

 appear to be supplied with numerous transverse ridges; the 

 interstices are much narrower than the punctures, and not 

 continuously convex, but each is raised at the corner of and 

 depressed in the middle of each puncture, the raised spaces 

 being crowned with a few small granules (becoming very 

 feeble towards the sides), so that each puncture is bounded 

 on its four corners by clusters of feeble granules. 



Anchithyrus reticulatus, n. sp. 



Almost black, antennae dull-red. Rather densely (except 

 on rostrum) clothed with stout, subspathulate, reddish fawn- 

 coloured scales, becoming subsetose on legs ; a few darker 

 scales at apex of prothorax. 



Head with dense indistinct punctures. Rostrum almost 

 the length of prothorax, sides distinctly incurved to middle ; 

 basal third coarsely punctate, elsewhere shining and with 

 scattered and comparatively small punctures. Scape the 

 length of four basal joints of funicle ; of these the first is 

 considerably stouter but not much longer than second, the 

 others are transverse. Prothorax with dense and large but 

 almost-concealed punctures. Elytra ovate, about twice the 

 length of prothorax, but at base no wider ; sides strongly 



