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is mucli largei', with the prothorax not in the least granulate, the 

 club of the antennae quite distinct, the colour different, &c. 

 N.S. Wales ; sent to me by Mr. T. G. Sloane. 



Desiantha PARVA, sp.nov, 



Oblonga ; picea, squamis cinereis brunneis et cuprascentibus 

 sat sericeis confertim sat a?qualiter vestita ; pediVjus (tarsis 

 exceptis) rufescentibus ; prothorace oblongo minus subtiliter 

 minus confertim vix rugulose punctulato ; elytrispunctulato- 

 striatis, interstitiis leviter convexis (nonnullis quam cetera 

 elevatioribus) setulis (retrorsum curvatis) ornatis, interstitiis 

 4° 5° 6° que postice conjunctis manifeste nodulosis. 



[Long. 2, lat. f lines (vix). 



The most noticeable character of this little species is the coppery 

 tinge of some of its scales especially on the head and prothorax. 

 The sculpture of the rostrum is very feeble, the longitudinal carinse 

 being elevated only slightly. In the example before me it is 

 probable that the prothorax is abraded, the disc being almost free 

 from scales while the sides are densely clothed with whitish scales. 

 The scales on the elytra are in general of an ashy colour which are 

 somewhat mixed in places with some of a rather darker shade, 

 those on the scutellum and shoulders being whitish. The semi- 

 obsolete carinje of the rostrum distinguish D. jjarva from all the 

 other described species of the genus. The 3rd and 5th interstices 

 of the elytra are evidently more elevated than the others. 

 P. Lincoln, S.A. ; a single specimen in my own collection. 

 The following tabulation will assist in distinguishing the species 

 described above. 

 A. The derm piceous or black. 



B. Size moderate or small (less than 4| lines) 

 C. Elytra not nodulose near the apex. 



D. Prothoracic puncturation rugulose JD. obscura. 



DD. Prothoracic puncturation smooth D. nigra. 



CC. Elytra with a distinct subapical 

 nodulosity. 



