BY THOMAS G. SLOANE. 447 



sharply defined fossula on each side of clypeus hardly extending 

 on to front, clypeal suture strongly impressed between these 

 fossulfe; preocular sulci hardly marked; eyes round, convex, not 

 prominent ; orbits widely and lightly swollen below eyes 

 posteriorly ; antennte short, moniliform, second joint a little 

 larger than fourth, joints 4-11 short, globular; penultimate joint 

 of labial palpi bisetose in front. Labrum concave, longitudinally 

 sulcate, truncate with external angles rounded. Prothorax short 

 (4"2 X 5-3 mm.), very convex, lightly declivous to base in middle, 

 widest about middle; sides rounded, roundly and sharply narrowed 

 posteriorly and meeting base at right angles; anterior margin 

 very lightly emarginate between anterior angles, — these marked, 

 hardly advanced ; basal angles i-ectangular ; border narrow on 

 sides, hardly wider at anterior angles, thick and entire on base; 

 one or two marginal punctures at anterior fourth; median 

 line lightly impressed. Elytra convex, wide (8"5 x 6 4 mm.), 

 roundly subparallel on sides, widely rounded at apex, wide and 

 truncate at base ; shoulders projecting strongly from peduncle, 

 shortly rounded ; four rows of clusters of punctures on each 

 elytron, punctures of first series in a single row, of second in a 

 double row, of third and fourth in more irregular clusters, usually 

 in depressions; space between fourth series and margin punctate; 

 marginal channel narrow, obsoletely punctate. Prosternum 

 roundl}"- acclivous to anterior margin; a few piliferous punctures 

 in front of and near inner angle of coxal cavities. Metasternal 

 episterna (with epimera) oblong. Ventral segments bipunctate 

 towards middle. Anterior femora short, dilatate in middle, 

 anterior edge of lower side plurisetose in middle ; intermediate 

 femora thick, dilatate in middle, anterior side with a double row 

 of closely placed strong setigerous punctures extending from base 

 to near apex and curving upwards towards apex; posterior femora 

 short, wide, lower side strongly and roundly dilatate in middle, 

 anterior side setigero-punctate (a few of these punctures near 

 upper margin a little before the middle). Length 13'5-16, breadth 

 5-6 "4 mm. 



Hah. — Rottnest Island, Geraldton (Lea). 



