BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S,, <fec. 669 



119. Saragus brunnipes, Breme. 



Cilihe hrunneipes, Boisd. — Breme, Mon. Cossyph. T. p. 37, pi. 

 III. fig. 4. 



Brown, nitid, ovate, glabrous. Head transversal, strongly- 

 punctate, labrum salient, clypeus convex and a little emarginate 

 in front, epicranium convex, maxillary palpi testaceous ; antennae 

 short, the last joint terminating in a point. Thorax transverse, 

 rounded laterally, finely punctate, sinuate behind, the disk convex, 

 nitid, the margins light brown, flat, slightly bordered at the anterior 

 angles which are half the length of the head, the posterior slightly 

 pointed backwards. Elytra very convex, nitid, with many series of 

 minute punctures, the interstices very feebly raised, the margins 

 narrow, almost none at the apex. Body beneath reddish:-brown, 

 nitid, the terminal spur of the anterior tibiae very large. 



Long. 5^ lines, lat. 3^ lines. 



Hah. — Swan River. 



120. Saragus Pascoei, n. sp. 



Brownish or piceous black, nitid, round, very convex. Head 

 small, thinly and minutely punctate ; the clypeus with reflexed 

 border. Thorax more than three times wider than long, entirely 

 smooth, the anterior angles much rounded and reaching the 

 middle of the head, the posterior angles rounded, the base little 

 sinuate, the margins broad, smooth and nearly flat. Elytra per- 

 fectly smooth, with numerous irregular rows of minute punctures ; 

 the margins smooth, broad at the shoulders, narrow towards the 

 apex. Beneath very nitid ; terminal spur of the anterior tibipe 

 very strong and acute, the tarsi densely clothed with golden pubes- 

 cence. 



Long. 8 1 lines, lat. 7 lines. 



Hob. — Port Augusta, South Australia. 

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