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and its much smaller size and less parallel form. From T. concohr 

 it differs (as does T. lineata) by its less prominent eyes, shorter 

 prothorax, tfec. From T. figurata, Pasc, and satellina, Pasc, it 

 differs inter alia by its prothorax not longer than wide, and from 

 T. crinita, Pasc, by its much smaller size, &c. 

 S. Australia ; York's Peninsula. 



TiMARETA PUSILLA, sp.nOV. 



Breviter ovata ; picea, squamis cinereis et fuscis intermixtis et 



setis brevibus pallidis erectis vestita, antennis rufescentibns ; 



rostro crasso qnam caput hand longiori baud angustiori, 



a capite sulco transverso distincto ; scrobibus lateralibus 



foveiformibus ; antennis prothoracis basin vix attingentibus, 



scapo oculum vix superanti setuloso ; oculis modicis, sat 



rotundatis, minus convexis, grosse granulatis ; prothorace 



sat transverso, lateribus rotundatis; scutello baud manifesto; 



elytris prothorace sesquilatioribus, indistincte punctulato- 



striatis ; prosterno antice vix emarginato ; segmentis ven- 



tralibus 3° 4°que brevibus; sutura P ventrali arcuata; tarsis 



brevibus ; metasterno brevissimo. [Long. -^^^ lat. J line. 



All sculpture (except indications of elytral striae) is completely 



hidden by dense squamosity, consisting of fuscous and cinereous 



scales mottling the surface without any distinct pattern. 



This species is extremely Trachyphloeus-hke in form, differing 

 inter alia however, from Trachyphlceus by the round foveiform 

 scrobes and the transverse sulcus dividing the rostrum from the 

 head. I do not think it altogether satisfactorily placed in asso- 

 ciation with the preceding three species, but, as I have said above, 

 it seems best for the present to associate together as far as possible 

 the Australian Traclcyphlceides, leaving their generic treatment 

 for future consideration. Mr. Pascoe has already set the example 

 in this by placing in Timareta a species (T. crinita) wliich he says 

 differs from the typical one in having the scape of its antennai 

 half again as long. 



Victoria ; sent by Mr. French. 



