354 NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



The following tabulation will suffice to separate the species 

 described above : — 



A. Prosternum very short (almost linear) and scarcely emargi- 

 nate in front of the anterior coxse. 

 B. Body not clothed above with erect bristles. 



C. Rostrum and prothorax not of an uniform testaceous or 

 red colour. 

 D. Antennse inserted considerably in front 



of middle of rostrum munda. 



DD. Antennse inserted at or close to the 



middle of rostrum suhmetallica. 



CC. Rostrum and prothorax of an uniform 



testaceous or red colour ohlonga. 



BB. Body densely clothed above with very short 



erect bristles ., setulosa. 



AA. Prosternum moderate in front of anterior coxae 



and at least moderately emarginate in 



front. 



B. Body not clothed with close-set bristles above. 



0. Elytra much wider than prothorax. Basal 



two ventral segments longitudinally 



concave variabilis, 



CC. Elytra much wider than prothorax. Basal 

 two ventral segments not longitudin- 

 ally concave squamosa. 



CCC. Elytra scarcely, if at all, wider than 



prothorax parallela. 



BB. Body densely clothed with erect bristles 



above argentata. 



N.B. — M. Jiispida (the only previously described Misophrice) 

 is a species bearing long erect setae, and having a large snowy 

 white spot on the side of each elytron. 



Anarciarthrum, gen.nov. 

 Corpus ovale, subcylindricum ; oculi minus convexi, sat 

 fortiter granulati, ovales, infra distantes ; rostrum gracile, 



