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punctate, punctures concealed except at apex. Scape inserted 

 at apical third ; first joint of funicle as long as second and 

 third combined. Prothorax moderately transverse, apex pro- 

 duced and bluntly bifurcate ; with small and rather sparse 

 and dense and minute punctures, all of which are concealed. 

 Elytra about thrice the length of prothorax and at base very 

 little wider, widest before middle, base lightly trisinuate, 

 sides strongly rounded, towards apex strongly arcuate, each 

 separately produced at apex; with series of rather large and 

 rounded, or subquadrate punctures, becoming smaller pos- 

 teriorly ; interstices in places subtuberculate, the alternate 

 ones feebly raised ; suture on basal half with small, shining 

 granules. Under-surface with minute, concealed punctures. 

 Femora, densely punctate, minutely dentate, posterior just 

 passing apex of third abdominal segment. Length, 8 mm. ; 

 rostrum, 2 mm.; width, 4 J mm. 



9 . Differs in having the rostrum rather longer and 

 thinner, squamose at base only, shining and lightly punctate 

 elsewhere, and the scape inserted two-fifths from apex of 

 rostrum. 



Rah. — New South Wales: Illawarra (Macleay Museum). 



There are about eighteen small tubercles on the elytra, 

 nearly all of which are placed about the middle. The femoral 

 teeth are acute, but very small, and are invisible from all 

 directions until the clothing is removed. 



Brachyporopterus vermiculatus, n. sp. 



Black, apex of rostrum almost black, antennae and claw- 

 joints pale-red. Very densely clothed with fawn-coloured 

 scales, paler on posterior declivity and darker on three apical 

 segments of abdomen than elsewhere ; elongate stout scales 

 scattered about (rather thickly on the under-surface and legs) 

 and forming numerous feeble fascicles on prothorax and elytra- 



Head very feebly convex ; punctures concealed ; forehead 

 feebly bisinuate. Rostrum the length of prothorax, sides 

 feebly incurved to middle ; basal half with coarse concealed 

 punctures, apical half shining and with moderately strong 

 punctures. Scape inserted slightly nearer apex than base of 

 rostrum, not much shorter than funicle; first joint of funicle 

 slightly longer than second, seventh transverse. Prothorax 

 lightly transverse ; with a number of tubercular elevations all 

 of the same height near apex forming a feeble O, at base 

 forming a feeble M (but the median V very distinct), a small 

 tubercle on each side of middle and three moderately long 

 ones on each flank ; punctures concealed except a few on 

 flanks. Elytra not much wider than prothorax and not twice 

 as long, deeper than wide ; posterior declivity steep and longer 



