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plus quam dimidio latiori, feie ut caput sed paullo sparsius 

 punctulato, linea mediana Isevi, basi bisinuata quam apex 

 (hoc modice emarginato) dimidio latiori, lateribus postice 

 fortiter rotundatis antice siuuatis, angulis anticis acutis, 

 posticis obtusis ; elytris crebre sat crasse punctulatis, trans- 

 versim rugulosis, leviter regulariter striatis, striis apicem 

 versus obsoletis ; tibiis anticis extus 3-dentatis ; antennis 

 9-articulatis; pygidio crasse ruguloso, longitudinaliter carinato. 



[Long. 6^, lat. 3 1 lines. 

 Of the three species mentioned above as probably belonging to 

 this genus the descriptions are very brief, but they all seem 

 distinct from this species ; striatella is called " tota ferruginea," 

 ohscuricornis has the club of the antennae blackish and the elytra 

 iridescent, while rugosa is said to be dark brown with the elytra 

 paler. The uppermost tooth on the front tibiae of this insect is 

 small but well defined, and is directed almost straight forward. 

 Victoria ; Swan Hill ; taken by C. French, Esq. 



OCNODUS LUGUBRIS, Sp.nOV. 



Piceus, antennis palpis pedibusque rufescentibus ; capite pro- 



thoraceque crebre, elytris minus crebre, pygidio sparsim, 



fortiter punctulatis ; puncturis in fundo plus minusve 



pallidis vix manifeste setigeris ( '? exemplo typico abraso) ; 



elytris vix perspicue 3-costatis ; clypeo antice late rotundato ; 



tibiis anticis extus obtuse 3-dentatis. [Long. 4|, lat. 2 lines. 



The puncturation of the elytra (which tends a little to run in 



rows) and of the pygidium is decidedly coarse, that of the head 



and prothorax less so, but conspicuously closer. On the elytra 



the sutural stria is fairly well-marked, and there is no trace of 



other strife, but an indication from a certain point of view of 



three scarcely distinct costee. The pygidium is strongly fringed 



with longish fulvous hairs. The prothorax is decidedly more 



than half again as wide as long, strongly convex and even above, 



the sides very gently arched, the front (which is very strongly 



bisinuate, with sharp angles) very little narrower than the base, 



the hind angles obtuse and somewhat rounded, the base bisinuately 



