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feebly decreasing in length but none transverse. Prothorax 

 as long as wide, sides moderately rounded, base truncate and 

 not much wider than apex ; with large but not very dense 

 punctures, and which are more or less concealed except on 

 flanks, feebly depressed along middle; towards each side with 

 several very obtuse elevations. Elytra scarcely twice the length 

 of prothorax and very little wider, as deep as wide, sides very 

 feebly rounded except towards apex; seriate-punctate (or 

 foveate), punctures very large and deep, becoming smaller pos- 

 teriorly, much obscured by clothing (less so on sides) ; third 

 and fifth interstices each with three obtuse tubercles, the 

 largest on third at summit of posterior declivity. TJnder- 

 surface with large, concealed punctures. Femora with dis- 

 tinct but rather thin, triangular, acute teeth, subequal on all ; 

 posterior passing elytra for about one-third their length; pos- 

 terior tibiae gently arched throughout, the others at base only. 

 Length, 6 mm. ; rostrum, 2 mm. ; width, 2 j mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Cairns (Macleay Museum). 



A narrow species, with more or less concealed but very 

 coarse punctures. The flanks of the elytra commence from the 

 fifth interstice. The funicle is unusually thin. 



Austeectopsis, n. g. 

 Head moderately large and partially concealed, forehead 

 sinuous. Eyes moderately large, ovate, widely separated, 

 moderately faceted. Rostrum moderately long and curved, 

 with a shallow groove on each side above scrobe. Antennae 

 moderately thin ; scape inserted nearer apex than base of ros- 

 trum, the length of funicle; two basal joints of funicle 

 elongate ; club elongate-ovate, its outline continuous with that 

 of funicle, the joints oblique. Prothorax transversely sub- 

 oblong, base bisinuate, ocular lobes slightly obtuse. Scutellum 

 distinct. Elytra suboblong, base trisinuate, shoulders rounded. 

 Pectoral canal deep and rather wide, terminated between inter- 

 mediate coxae. Mesosternal receptacle not raised, base slightly 

 wider than sides, emargination briefly U-shaped; cavernous. 

 Metastemum rather long, but shorter than the following seg- 

 ment; episterna rather wide. Abdomen with distinct sutures; 

 two basal segments rather large, first the length of second and 

 third combined, its apex incurved, intercoxal process rather 

 narrow and rounded ; third and fourth rather large, their com- 

 bined length rather more than that of second, second longer 

 than fifth. Legs rather long; posterior coxae not touching 

 elytra; femora moderately stout, not grooved, dentate, pos- 

 terior passing elytra; tibiae compressed, rather strongly arched 

 at base ; tarsi rather long, thin, and feebly clothed, third joint 



