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Head with dense, regular and not very large punctures; 

 each eye encircled by a narrow impression. Rostrum coarsely 

 punctate in rf , moderately coarsely in 9 • Prothorax almost 

 twice as wide as long, sides strongly but not suddenly 'rounded, 

 apex less than half the width of base; with dense, round, 

 uniform, clearly-defined punctures; a very feeble impunctate 

 space along middle. Elytra not much longer than wide, very 

 little wider than prothorax, widest immediately behind base, 

 thence gently and continuously rounded to apex; striate- 

 punctate, punctures deep oblong and feebly connected; inter- 

 stices flat, wider than striae, rather densely punctate, third 

 to seventh terminating separately instead of the third and 

 seventh and fourth and sixth being conjoined; flanks of basal 

 half inwardly oblique curved and polished. Under-surface 

 with punctures increasing in size, from rather small on the 

 mesosternal receptacle, to large on the first segment of ab- 

 domen; second segment of the latter strongly and suddenly 

 depressed below first, with a series of very large punctures 

 becoming foveae (four) in the middle; third and fourth each 

 with a row of small punctures, fifth densely punctate. Legs 

 densely punctate; femora oblong, thin at base, their grooves 

 running out at the base, posterior not extending to apical 

 segment; tibiae lightly striated. Length, 4 mm.; rostrum, 

 1 mm. ; width, 3 mm. 



Rah. — Western Australia: King George Sound (Austra- 

 lian Museum), Bridgetown (A. M. Lea). 



The punctuation of the under-surface is remarkable. 

 Owing to the peculiar interstices each elytron appears to be 

 supplied with a preapical callus, although such is not the case. 

 The ciliation of the ocular lobes is silvery and remarkably 

 short. The clothing appears to be easily abraded. 



Tepalicus, n. g. 



Head excavated towards base, partially concealed. Eyes 

 rather coarsely faceted. Rostrum long, thin, and curved. 

 Antenna*, moderately thin; scape inserted nearer apex than 

 base of rostrum, the length of funicle; two basal joints of the 

 latter elongate; club elongate-ovate, subcontinuous with 

 funicle. Prothorax transverse, sides lightly rounded, base 

 bisinuate, walls vertical, constriction slight, ocular lobes obtuse. 

 Scutellum minute. Elytra subcordate, considerably wider than 

 prothorax. Pectoral canal deep and narrow, terminated be- 

 tween intermediate coxae. Mesosternal receptacle scarcely 

 raised, walls not stout and of equal thickness throughout, 

 emargination U-shaped; cavernous. Metasterum short; epis- 

 terna narrow but distinct throughout and divided from the 



