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lobato, ad latera utrinque 2-setoso, angulis posticis obtusis 

 vix distinctis, elytris confertim subtiliter punctulatis, obsolete 

 striatis, humeris parurn prominulis. 



[Long. 3|-, lat. 1| lines. 



The above characters will distinguish this species from all of 

 the genus previously described. The others having only two 

 setose punctures on the lateral margins of the prothorax are 

 intermedius, Chaud., ohtusus,Q\\».nA.^ angulatus, Chaud., hiculentus, 

 Newm., rectangulus, Chaud., and perhaps mollis, Newni. The 

 last three of these are entirely different in their style of markings 

 and other characters. From obtusus and angidatus the present 

 species differs inter alia by the sutural vitta being abbreviated at 

 about f the length of the suture, — or (if the dark colour be 

 regarded as the ground) by the two pale vittse uniting behind and 

 filling up the apex. This species is very near P. iritermedius, its 

 markings and colour being identical ; but differs from it by its 

 head almost smooth, its prothorax much less narrowed behind, 

 less emarginate in front and scarcely lobed behind, its elytra much 

 more finely punctulate and having the shoulders much less promi- 

 nent, and its considerably smaller size. 



I believe this is the first Philophlceus reported from N. S. 

 Wales. I have not seen the male, but have no doubt its sexual 

 characters are like those of P. intermedins. 



N. S. Wales ; Blue Mountains ; under bark of Eucalyptus. 



Philophlceus laticollis, sp.nov. 



Sat depressus ; pubescens ; ferrugineus, elytris fusco-piceis, 

 lateribus (sat late) et vittis singulis dorsalibus latis ferrugi- 

 neis ; his in quinta parte apicali deficientibus ; prothorace 

 (maris vix feminse plane) quum longiori latiori, antice sub- 

 bisiuuatim leviter emarginato, postice lobato, ad latera 

 utrinque 5-setoso, lateribus rotundatis postice vix subsinuatis, 

 angulis posticis rotundato-obtusis ; elytris fere ut P. australis 

 sculpturatis, humeris minus prominulis. 



[Long. 5i-6, lat. 2|-2| lines. 



Maris tarsorum intermediorum articnlo 3° subtus simplici. 



