544 MISCELLANEA ENTOMOLOGICA, NO. IV, 



Thorax sub-convex, with a broad reddish reflexed margin, and the 

 median line scarcely traceable. Scute! lum transversely and 

 curvilinearly triangular. Elytra sub-convex, the lateral margins 

 reddish, nearly as broad as those of the thorax at the humeral 

 angles, and becoming narrower to the apex, with the disk covered 

 with numerous rows of small punctures, becoming obliterated 

 towards the apex, the alternate interstices faintly costate and 

 quite obliterated behind. Under side of body nitid, striolate. 

 Legs piceous, antennae and tarsi reddish. 



Long. 7 lines, lat. 4 lines. 



Mah. — Gayndah, 



49. PTEROHELiEUS PUNCTIPENNIS. n. sp. 



Ovate, moderately convex, black, nitid. Head punctate, im- 

 mersed in the thorax up to the anterior angles, eyes moderately 

 distant. Thorax more than twice broader than the length, 

 minutely punctate, very deeply emarginate in front, slightly 

 bisinuate behind, with the margins very broad and finely rugosely 

 punctate. Elytra as wide as the thorax at the base, rounded and 

 a little narrowed behind, the margins broad, flattened, smooth at 

 the shoulders, becoming rapidly narrower to the apex, the disk 

 covered closely with sharp, deep punctures, disposed in very close 

 rows, Body beneath piceous and striolate ; legs piceous red, short, 

 thighs dilated. 



Long. 4 lines, lat. 2 lines. 



Hah. — Queensland (Mr. Masters' collection). 



50. Pteroheljeus opatroides, n. sp. 



Very small, oblong, depressed, piceous-brown, very opaque. Head 

 minutely roughly punctate. Thorax transverse, deeply emai^ginate 

 in front, lightly bisinuate behind, densely and minutely rugose- 

 punctate, with the margins broad and a little reflected. Elytra 

 of the width of the base of the thorax and nearly three times the 



