BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 713 



before middle. Prothorax with several very feeble fascicles 

 across middle, at sides and apex. Elytra with a short broad 

 fasciculate crest on 3rd interstice at base and a smaller one on 

 shoulder; the interstices with regular rows of small round feebly 

 elevated pustule-like fascicles, in the centre of each of which is 

 a stout scale. 



Narrow, subcylindrical, convex. Head depressed between eyes. 

 Rostrum moderately curved, sides feebly incurved to middle; 

 finely punctate. Antennae thin; scape shorter than funicle, 

 inserted in exact middle of rostrum; two basal joints of funicle 

 subequal; club elliptic-ovate. Prothorax moderately transverse, 

 subconical, sides rounded and not at all raised, apex not half the 

 width of base, base bisinuate; densely punctate. Scutellum 

 slightly longer than wide. Elytra wider than and raised above 

 prothorax, base moderately trisinuate, shoulders almost square, 

 sides parallel to apical fourth and then oblique to apex; stria? 

 distinctly, the punctures less distinctly traceable. Femoral teeth 

 moderately large and acute, the posterior more acute but scarcely 

 larger than the others. Length 5|, rostrum 1J; width 2J mm. 



Bab. — Q.: Cooktown, Endeavour River. 



Another specimen differs in having the clothing more ochreous. 

 The numerous small pustule-like fascicles on the elytra are very 

 peculiar. The species was described originally from New Guinea. 



Genus Ch/etectetorus Schonherr. 



Gen. et Spec. Cure. Vol.viii. pt.l, p. 383; Lacord., Gen. Col. Tome 

 vii. p.112; Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1870, p.469. 



Head rounded, feebly convex; ocular fovea concealed. Eyes 

 small, round, distant, coarsely faceted. Rostrum short or 

 moderately long, slightly curved, sexually variable. Antennce 

 comparatively short; scape inserted about middle of rostrum; 

 two basal joints of funicle moderately elongate, 7th subadnate to 

 club; club short or moderately short. Prothorax usually longer 

 than wide, emargination deep, ocular lobes prominent and rather 

 acute; apex produced and overhanging head; disc depressed in 

 places; sides reflexed. Scutellum small, raised, distinct. Elytra 



