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transverse blotches on the elytra so disposed that their total area 

 is scarcely different from that of the greenish-grey scales (so that 

 the elytra might almost as well be described as "fuscous, with a 

 great number of elongate irregularly transverse greenish-grey 

 blotches "). 



The emargination of the front of the prothorax would peihajjs 

 justify the creation of a new generic name for this insect, i)ut as 

 I cannot find any other structural peculiarity I think I may call 

 it a Myllocerus, of which genus it has entirely the facies. 



In Mr. Pascoe's tabulation (referred to above) this species must 

 stand, I think, beside M. aphthos7cs, Pasc, from which it differs 

 inter alia by its smaller size and the entire absence of any 

 ''golden" tone of colour; also (presumably) by the emargination 

 of the front of its prothorax. It also })erhaps resembles M. 

 chri/sideus, Pasc, (not tabulated), but differs inter alia by its 

 longitudinally concave rostrum. Herr Faust says that 31. 

 chrysideus is a Cyphicerus (S.E.Z. 1890, p. 66) ; however that may 

 be, the present insect certainly cannot be referred to Cyphicerus, 

 its hind corbels being open. 



Northern Territory of S. Australia ; taken by the late Dr. 

 Bovill, at Port Darwin. 



Myllocerus speciosus, sp.uov. 



Niger vel piceus, squamis nigro-fuscis et l^ete vividibus macu- 

 latim intermixtis vestitus, pedibus antennisque obscure 

 rufescentibus ; oculis sat magnis ; antennis sat gracilibus, 

 funiculi articulis basalibus 2 inter se sat jequalibus ; rostro 

 sat lato subquadrato, supra vix concavo linea subtili lougi- 

 tudinali elevata instructo ; prothorace sat transverso antice 

 leviter angustato, lateribus vix arcuatis, basi fortiter 

 })isinuata ; elytris punctulato-striatis, interstitiis vix planis ; 

 femoribus omnibus dentibus singulis armatis. 



[Long. 2f 24, lat. ^yl li^^e. 

 The blackish scales are the prevalent ones and form the ground- 

 colour. The green scales are vaguely sprinkled over the head and 

 rostrum, form a wide median vitta on tlie prothorax and densely 



