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red scales, on prothorax and elytra condensed into feeble 

 fascicles; legs with elongate scales. 



Head depressed and shining at base; in middle convex 

 and with dense concealed punctures. Rostrum shorter than 

 prothorax, sides very feebly incurved to middle, wider at base 

 than at apex; wider and snorter in tf than in 9 > basal third 

 with coarse concealed punctures, which, however, leave a short 

 distinct median carina (very indistinct in $ ) ; elsewhere 

 polished and lightly punctate. First joint of funicle longer 

 than second. Prothorax feebly convex ; basal three-fourths 

 subparallel, base distinctly trisinuate, not much wider than 

 apex, walls almost vertical ; with dense, not very small, and 

 somewhat irregular punctures; surface nowhere level nor dis- 

 tinctly tuberculate ; with a narrow, distinct median carina con- 

 tinuous from base to apex. Elytra about once and one-half 

 the length of prothorax and at base very little wider, sides 

 not rounded but considerably increasing in width to middle, 

 thence strongly diminishing to apex; seriate-punctate punc- 

 tures oblong, neither very large nor close together ; third, fifth, 

 and seventh interstices raised in places, but especially at base, 

 the seventh with a somewhat sinuous outline; below the 

 seventh the flanks from base to apical third are inwardly 

 oblique highly polished and with three distinct rows of small, 

 distant punctures. Abdomen with dense concealed punctures. 

 Posterior femora extending to apical segment. Length, 

 3J mm.; rostrum, J mm.; width, If mm. 



Hab. — New South Wales: Richmond River (A. M. Lea). 



In one of the (two) specimens under examination the 

 upper-surface has been considerably abraded, and it is from 

 this one that the sculpture has been described; the punctures 

 of the other specimen are almost concealed except on the 

 glabrous portion of the elytra. The sutures between the meta- 

 sternum and its episterna are rather indistinct. 



Gymnoporopterus, n. g. 



Head large, convex, not concealed. Eyes small, elongate- 

 ovate, widely separated, moderately coarsely faceted. Rostrum 

 short, wide and feebly curved, a shallow groove on each side 

 above scrobe. Antennae stout ; scape inserted in middle of 

 rostrum, shorter than funicle; basal joint of the latter 

 elongate; club large, ovate, much wider than funicle. Pro- 

 thorax convex, transverse, sides rounded, base truncate, con- 

 striction lightly impressed, ocular lobes obtuse. Scutellum 

 absent. Elytra ovate, base truncate, shoulders rounded. Pec- 

 toral canal wide and deep, terminated between four anterior 

 coxae. Mesosternal receptacle rather suddenly elevated, emar- 



