BY A. M. LKA. 741 



Table, Phcenocerus is placed with three other genera distinguished 

 by having " Prosternal sulcus margined within by a continuous 

 elevated line." Tliis, however, is not the case with the present 

 species, whose lateral channel is carinated on the posterior half, 

 but gently rounded in front; its posterior end is also open. 



Galea* Australia, n.sp. 



Black, appendages reddish. Densely clothed with golden 

 pubescence, becoming golden-red in places; on the undersurface 

 somewhat ashen. 



Head with crowded punctures mostly concealed, but more dis- 

 tinct on clypeus than elsewhere; with a very thin, median carina 

 from base almost to apex. Antennae rather short, second joint 

 short, curvilinearly triangular, third-tenth each with a long 

 ramus, that of third somewhat shorter and thicker .than the 

 others; eleventh joint slightly longer and thicker than the ramus 

 of the tenth. Prothorax gibbous, not much wider than long, 

 sides rounded in front, thence almost parallel to base; disc with 

 irregularly granulate (in places vermiculate) elevations; the sides 

 with irregular, more or less concealed punctures. Elytra nar- 

 rowed from base to apex, tips obliquely carinated and produced; 

 with series of fairly large punctures, becoming smaller posteriorly, 

 but close to apex becoming larger. Hind coxcb with posterior 

 edge somewhat sinuous, outer edge quite as long as elsewhere; 

 tarsi with second, third, and fourth joints each with a wide and 

 conspicuous lamella. Length, ll-14mm. 



//a6.— Queensland : Coen River (H. Hacker). 



The first of its genusf to be recorded by name from Australia, 

 although Bonvouloir (Mon., p. 807) stated that the genus occurs 

 there; Blackburn, however, thought! that this may have been 

 due to confusion with Galbodema, there recorded as a synonym 

 of Gcdha^ but elsewhere (Mon., p. 442) treated as distinct. The 

 beautiful pubescence on the whole of the upper surface has a 



*Gu6r.-Men., Voy. Coq., Entom., p.68; Bonv., Men., p.806. 

 + Readily recognisable by the large size and robust form of its species, 

 with three tarsal joints conspicuously lamellate. 

 % Manuscript note. 



