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insect (the summit of its outline curve having a distinct suspicion 

 of gibbosit}^, which is entirely absent in reticulata), with its 

 greatest height evidently (though not much) nearer to the base of 

 the elytra, — these distinctions of form more strongly marked in 

 the male than in the female; and the verrucosity of the elytra is 

 very considerably stronger in both sexes (as usual, stronger in 

 both species in the male than in the female), the verrucse on the 

 elytra of the female being clearly stronger and closer than even 

 on the male of reticulata. 



P. Charybdis, Stal. 



Chapuis gives Charyhdis as a synonym of atomaria, Marsh., and 

 Baly doubtfully cites dilatata, Er., as a synonym of the same 

 species. I have already (Trans. R. Soc. S. A., 1894, p. 22 1 ) discussed 

 this tangle and pointed out that atomaria is a nom. prseocc. in the 

 genus ; in my note, however, I accepted the whole of this 

 synonymy, and therefore selected dilatata, Er., (it being an older 

 name than Char ybdis) as the name that must stand for atomaria, 

 Marsh. Since that time, however, I have taken in Tasmania 

 (and also received from Mr. A. Simson) a Paropsis which I am 

 confident is dilatata, Er., and find it very distinct from atomaria, 

 Marsh. It is not practicable to decide with certainty, from the 

 description, on what insect the name Charyhdis was founded, but 

 Chapuis' determination is entitled to acceptance (though he does 

 not give his reasons for it) until reason is shown to the contrary, 

 and therefore atomaria. Marsh., must be regarded as a synonym 

 of Charyhdis, Stal. 



P. elytrura, sp.nov. 



Ovata; minus nitida; sat fortiter convexa (e latere visa fere ut 

 P. reticulata, Marsh.) ; rufa vel testacea, vel partim rufa 

 partim testacea, exemplis nonnullis nigro- vel piceo-variegatis, 

 corpore subtus pedibusque testaceis, antennis apicem versus vix 

 infuscatis; capite (clypeo incluso) sat confertim vix fortiter 

 sat sequaliter punctulato; antennis quam corporis dimidium 

 vix longioribus; prothorace quam longiori ut 7 ad 3 latiori. 



