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Gerynassa minor, sp.nov. 



Ferruginea, squamis fulvis, aliis nigris, aliis cinereis, aliis albis 

 variegata ; rostro qiiam prothorax longioii, arcuato, postice 

 subtiliter longitiidinaliter striate, antice vix manifeste punc- 

 tulato ; antennarum articulo basali quam secundus sat 

 longiori, ceteris sat brevibus, clava picea ; prothorace trans- 

 verso, antice sat constricto, lateribiis ampliatis ; elytris trans 

 basin minus sequaliter convexis intra humeros longitudinaliter 

 subimpressis, subsequaliter punctulato-striatis, interstitiis 

 subconvexis vix in^qualibus ; corpoi'e subtus minus confertim 

 albido-squamoso. [Long. 11, lat. ■!• line. 



An intricately mottled species ; the scales on the prothorax are 

 shining ferruginous with some of a whitish colour sprinkled over 

 the disc and more condensed on the sides ; on the elytra the 

 whitish scales are prevalent and are condensed on the shoulders 

 and also to some extent on the sides of the scutellum (which is 

 dark brown) ; the 4th interstice is clothed with blackish scales in 

 its basal part and the scales on the basal part of the 2nd and 3rd 

 interstices are dark brown ; dark brown scales about the middle 

 part of each interstice cause the appearance of an obscure fascia 

 in which are several short longitudinal black lines ; immediately 

 behind this fascia the scales are almost entirely whitish, so that it 

 seems to be followed by a narrow pale fascia, behind which 

 ferruginous scales predominate but are much sprinkled with 

 whitish scales and present one or two short lines formed of 

 blackish scales. The 2nd joint of the funiculus very decidedly 

 shorter than the first (though considerably longer than the follow- 

 ing joints) will distinguish this species from its described 

 congeners ; its small size and the scarcely uneven interstices of its 

 elytra are further distinctions from G. nodulosa, Pasc, which is 

 perhaps its nearest ally. 



Victoria ; Alpine district, 

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