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the central line of the prothorax. I find this latter character 

 constant in the species which I have no doui>t is cristata, Kirby. 

 I believe the following characters in corabinatioa will distinguish 

 this species from all the other Rhinarice at all resembling it in 

 size and general appearance ; — rostrum convex and strongly keeled 

 above (except close to its apex), head with a strongly prominent and 

 densely scaly bifid crest, elytral interstices equal inter se, front 

 tibise strongly and roundly emarginate immediately before the 

 apex of the inner margin. /?. maculosa, Fahrs., is perhaps a little 

 near this species, but inter alia its rostrum is rugulose, flattened 

 above and subsulcate, and the shoulders of its elytra are more 

 square. R. variegata, Boisd., is said to be identical with maculosa, 

 Fahrs. 



Victoria ; Alpine district ; on young shoots of Eucalyptus. 



Rhinaria debilis, sp.nov. 



Elongata ; piceo-nigra, supra squamis piceis vestita, inter has 

 squamis pallidis plagiatim (et setulis suberectis) intermixtis ; 

 subtus dense jjallide squamosa ; capite bi-verrucosa verrucis 

 infra conjunctis ; rostro nigro lato, longitudinaliter excavato, 

 excavationis parallelse fun do piano antice caiinis 2 arcuatis 

 brevibus instructo, latei-ibus fortiter cariniformibus ; pro- 

 thorace parum transverse, sat fortiter nee crehre granulato, 

 antice transversim impresso, lateribus sat fortiter rotundatis, 

 margine antico sat fortiter rotundato-producto quam basis 

 angustiori ; elytris late leviter sulcatis, sulcis foveis parvis 

 nee crebris seriatim instructis, interstitiis angustis minus 

 fortiter (prsesertim alternis) elevatis setis pallidis elongatis et 

 granulis sat parvis ornatis, humeris rotundatis vix extrorsum 

 productis ; tibiis anticis iatis compressis intus leviter 

 bisinuntis, apice intus leviter (extus nullo modo) dilatatis ; 

 antennaj-um funiculi articulo 2" quam 1"^ paiuni breviori. 



[Long. 5, lat 1| lines. 



I have little doubt that this species is as variable as most of its 



congeners in respect of the colours and arrangement of, the scales 



clothing its upper surface ; in the example before me the general 



