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with regular double rows of punctures over most of the surface, but on parts of the 
inner half with irregular single rows, the alternate interstices moderately elevated 
above the others. Abdomen deeply notched. Length, 6-9 mm. 
Differs in having the antennae shorter and less strongly serrated, and 
abdomen not notched. 
Queensland : Cairns district (F. P. Dodd). Type, in South Australian 
Museum ; cotype, in Queensland Museum. 
An unusually narrow’ species, the prothorax with or without a black or 
infuscate patch touching neither the apex nor sides, but (when present) usually 
touching the base. There is occasionally a slight infuscation about the scutellum, 
the three basal joints of the antennae are sometimes partly pale, especially on the 
under surface. The rostrum is distinct but not long. 
Metriorrhynchus insignipes n. sp. 
Black, prothorax (a mediobasal blotch excepted) and elytra brick-red. 
Rostrum about as long as wide, but, excluding the lips, somewhat transverse. 
Antennae moderately long, not very strongly serrated, with rather long pubescence 
inwardly. Prothorax in middle almost as long as the greatest width, middle angularly 
produced, sides parallel to about middle, then dilated and elevated, and then 
narrowed to base ; regularly seven-areolate. Elytra parallel-sided to near apex ; 
with regular double rows of punctures, the alternate interstices moderately elevated . 
Abdomen deeply notched. Hind tibiae wide, each with a wide notched flange, 
commencing about the middle and extending almost to level with the apex. Length, 
9-10 mm. 
9 . Differs in having the antennae somewhat shorter and less serrated, their 
clothing short, abdomen not notched, and hind tibiae simple. 
New South Wales: Howell (J. F. Stephen). Type, in Lea collection. 
The projection on the hind tibia is a compound one and nearer the apex than 
base ; it is somewhat similar (although not exactly the same) to that on M. tibialis, 
but the species is a larger one, and the elytra are entirely reddish. The blotch on 
the pronotum is confined to the mediobasal areolet and to not quite half of each 
of the laterobasal ones. 
Metriorrhynchus hacker i n. sp. 
Black, sides of prothorax and elytra brick-red. 
Rostrum short, moderately transverse if lips included, strongly transverse 
without them'. Antennae rather long, strongly serrated or subpectinated. Prothorax 
moderately transverse, front somewhat produced and slightly notched in middle, 
sides subparallel to middle, then obliquely dilated and elevated and then almost 
parallel to base ; regularly seven-areolate. Elytra with sides feebly dilated from 
beyond middle to near apex : with regular double rows of square punctures, the 
alternate interstices moderately elevated. Abdomen deeply notched Hind tibiae 
with a thin, flat., truncated flange, commencing near the base and diverging at an 
angle of about 15 degrees. Length, 10-11 mm. 
$. Differs in having antennae shorter and less strongly serrated, abdomen 
not notched, and hind tibiae simple. 
