BY THOMAS G. SLOANE. 839 



(■2'8 X 2"1 mm.), finely and rather closely setulose-punctate. 

 Piceous ; head reddish near base ; prothorax piceous-brown, 

 reddish near margins; elytra piceous, reflexed margins, apex and 

 a large irregular discal plaga on each elytron testaceous; under- 

 surface reddish-brown, becoming piceous on sides of abdomen; 

 legs, antennpe, labrum and palpi testaceous. 



Head (1 mm. across eyes) very finely shagreened, and with 

 scattered, minute, setulose punctures. Prothorax broader than 

 long{0"85 X 1"3 mm.), broadest about anterior third; derm very 

 minutely shagreened, and beset with small setulose punctures; 

 disc a little convex; lateral margins wide, depressed, widest 

 towards base, slightly angulate and setigerous at widest part; 

 sides oVjliquely narrowed to apex, lightly narrowed to base, hardl}^ 

 subsinuate before base; base lightly lobate in middle, obliquely 

 truncate on each side; basal angles obtuse; median line strongly 

 impressed. Length 5, breadth 2-1 mm. 



Hab.^^. S. Wales : Sydney (Lea), National Park (Taylor), 

 Dorrigo (Cox). 



This species is allied to A. higuttata Chaud., from which it 

 differs b}'' prothorax, with sides, not so angulate at widest part, 

 nor decidedly sinuate posteriorly; elytra with discal plaga not so 

 narrow, but with an expansion outside in middle of external side 

 (as in A. curtula Erichs.). My description is founded on two 

 specimens given to me by Mr. F. H. Taylor, ticketed " National 

 Park." 



Agonochila punctulata, n.sp. 



Depressed; head, prothorax, and elytra setigero-punctate; pro- 

 thorax transverse, lightly emarginate at apex, basal angles rect- 

 angular, two marginal setaj on each side; elytra broad, densely 

 and rather coarsely setulose-punctate (setae yellow), striaj and 

 interstices indefinite. Head, disc of prothorax, peduncle, a 

 .sutural stripe and a lateral space on elytra piceous; a wide 

 indeterminate area on each elytron extending from shoulders 

 nearly to apex and uniting at basal third testaceous; sides of 

 prothorax more lightly colouied than disc; legs and antennae 

 testaceous. 

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