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pressed along the middle ; across middle with several very 

 feeble tubercular elevations. Elytra wider than prothorax 

 and (along middle) about twice as long, not much longer than 

 wide ; shoulders oblique and produced on to prothorax ; with 

 several feeble tubercular elevations, more noticeable on third 

 interstice than elsewhere ; suture towards base with a few 

 depressed shining granules ; with series of large (moderately 

 small posteriorly), round, rather deep, and distant punc- 

 tures : interstices not separately convex. Mesosternal recep- 

 tacle as long as wide, each side strongly emarginate (or 

 foveate). Abdomen with small sparse punctures; first seg- 

 ment as long as the three following combined, intercoxal pro- 

 cess with a foveate impression on each side; suture between 

 first and second segments deep at sides, in middle with a large 

 transverse fovea : second as long as third and fourth com- 

 bined. Femora distinctly grooved, the four anterior with a 

 thin but acute and distinct tooth, posterior just passing apex 

 of elytra. Length, 6 mm. : rostrum, lj mm. ; width, 3^ mm. 



#«&.-— New South Wales (A. M. Lea). 



The mesosternal receptacle and abdomen are at variance 

 with the other species of the genus, but the insect is so evi- 

 dently allied to annulipes that it was thought advisable not 

 to generically separate it. The specimen described (probably 

 a female) is from the Tweed or Richmond River ; it was 

 put aside in spirits with some duplicates for over four years 

 without apparent injury to the remarkable clothing. Near 

 the base of the elytra there is a short groove, formed by punc- 

 tures, such as is often seen behind the posterior coxae. 



EXITHIUS FERKUGINEUS, 11. Sp. 



Very densely clothed with ochreous-brown scales of a 

 uniform tint throughout, except that the scutellum bears 

 whitish scales. Fascicles on each of the elytral tubercles 

 and six on prothorax. 



Head densely and somewhat rugosely punctate; forehead 

 very distinctly but not deeply trisinuate. Rostrum shining; 

 coarsely punctate at base, densely but not coarsely elsewhere. 

 Antennae inserted almost in exact middle. Prothorax feebly 

 transverse, sides moderately rounded, towards apex rather 

 suddenly and strongly narrowed ; with dense concealed punc- 

 tures. Elytra not twice the length of prothorax; shoulders 

 strongly projecting ; posterior declivity abrupt, its summit 

 crowned by four rather large tubercles placed in a line ; else- 

 where (but especially on the third and fifth interstices) with 

 a few small tubercles; with series of concealed punctures. 

 Two basal segments of abdomen with dense, round punctures. 



