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tion of uniform width throughout, disc lineate-punctate, with 

 about seventeen rows of almost uniformly placed punctures, 

 with some additional scattered punctures near the sides, the 

 seventeenth row (on sides) containing much larger punctures, 

 intervals and margins minutely and closely punctate, inter- 

 vals scarcely at all convex, suture not raised. Abdomen and 

 femora strongly punctate, tibiae rugose, apical spur long and 

 robust, prosternum very rugose, carinate in middle. Dimen- 

 sions : 11-12 X 9 mm. 



//a^;.— West Australia: Condon (Mr. H. Giles); Shark's 

 Bay, (from Mr. C. French). 



This species has long stood in the Macleay Museum for ^S*. 

 brnnnipes Eoisd. It is so evidently more conve.K, and widely 

 ovate, and differs in its proportions and colour from Boisduval's 

 species, as described and figured by De Breme, that I have 

 no hesitation in describing it as new. The elytral interstices 

 can scarcely be said to be "faiblement relevees en cotes." 

 Three speciments (one ^ ) are under examination ; the male 

 specimen is quite black above and below ; the type-female has 

 the underside distinctly reddish, so that the margins of the 

 pronotum and elytra show a reddish tinge from abo\e. 

 Platycilibe (nov. gen. Ulominarum). 



Near Acthosus Pasc, with a facies like the European 

 Phthora, but differing from the former by its shorter, broader, 

 and more depressed form, and in the following characters. 

 Mandibles denticulate at apex; palpi with last joint cylindrical 

 and slightly subulate; tnentuiii trapezoidal, widened and 

 rounded in front ; (tnteniue with first joint somewhat genicu- 

 late, third small, scarcely longer than fourth, 3-6 cupuliform, 

 8-10 transverse and trapezoidal, eleventh oval, apical four 

 joints clavate : front tibiae minutely spined, and widely ser- 

 rated on external margin. Other characters as in Acthosus. 



Platycilibe brevis, n.sp. (Plate viii.). 



Short, broad, depressed and parallel, nitid black above and 

 beneath ; antennae, palpi, and tarsi piceous. 



