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granulation of the eyes, which it may be noted for the sake of 

 precision are considerably more coarsely granulate than those of 

 the common P. orpliana, Er., and a trifle more coarsely than 

 those of P. intacta, Newm. The present species is a short and 

 broad one (the males almost subcircular), somewhat strongly 

 convex. The sides of its prothorax are nearly straight and the- 

 front angles advanced and acute, the hind angles quite defined 

 but blunt. The prothorax has traces (quite evident from a 

 certain point of view) of very small sublateral foveje. The elytral 

 series are rather coarse, but become less so near the apex and do 

 not run in distinct stria3, except near the apex in the females. 

 The interstitial puncturation is non-seriate and throughout much 

 finer than the seriate. The lateral carin;e of the middle part of 

 the prosternum are well defined and very evidently higher than 

 the middle line. The antenna? are elongate and snbfiliform, but 

 the joints 5 to 10 are individually compressed and triangular, 

 some of them not much longer than at the apex they are wide; 

 the basal joint is elongate, reaching well on to the eye. The basal 

 joint of the 4 anterior tarsi in the male is only moderately dilated, 

 with sides very little rounded. The species is variable in size as 

 well as in colour and markings. The size is long. 2-^-.3 lines.- A 

 well-marked specimen is of pale Ijrown colour with some obscure 

 infuscation on the head, two reddish lines on the disc of the pro- 

 thorax, and the sides of the prothorax and the whole of the elytra 

 irrorated with blackish specks (which are independent of the 

 puncturation). There are also some small dark blotches about the 

 shoulders and a dark mark resembling a reversed V with its apex 

 about the middle of the suture. All these markings are liable to 

 fail except the last named, which is at least faintly indicated in 

 all the examples I have seen. In some specimens the markings 

 are greatly exaggerated so that the elytra may have a large black 

 humeral blotch and the reversed V very wide and dilated almost 

 out of shape. The insect is fairly common in N.S. Wales, 

 Victoria and Tasmania. I have an exam^Dle named by Dr. 

 Chapuis. 



