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side near antennee ; eyes subprominent ; orbits protuberant 

 behind eyes, about half length of eyes. Prothorax broader than 

 long (0-8 X 1 mm), widest at anterior fourth; pronotum very 

 finely transversely striolate, not punetulate: apex emarginate; 

 anterior angles widely obtuse, hardly advanced: sides rounded, 

 subsinuate before basal angles; base rounded in middle, strongly 

 sinuate on each side; basal angles marked, summit obtuse, uni- 

 setigerous; border narrow anteriorly, wide and raised at basal 

 angles; median line lightly impressed on disc, strongly impressed 

 towards base. Elytra ovate (2-3 x 1 -85 mm.), widest about 

 apical third; base wide, emarginate behind peduncle, widely 

 rounded on each side; apex wide, rounded, subsinuate on each 

 side ; lateral margin not explanate. Length, 4*5 : breadth 

 1-85 mm. 



//rt6.— Northern Territory: Darwin (Dodd). Unique, in Coll. 

 Sloane. 



xVllied to A. Jnimnralis SI., but diflfering by size smaller; pro- 

 thorax shorter, wider, upper surface not punetulate; elytra wider, 

 more narrowed to base, lateral channel narrower, striae more 

 finely crenulate, scutellar striole shorter; antenna* lighter- 

 coloured; elytra without humeral and apical maculae, tire. 



NOTOTARUS PUNCTICOLLIS, D.Sp. 



(J. Oval, depressed. Head large, finely punctate, except on 

 occiput : prothorax short; pronotum punctate : elytra truncate- 

 oval, punctate-striate; interstices lightly convex, shagreened, 

 minutely punctate. Black: elytra opaque: antenna^ coxje, tibia?, 

 and tarsi ferruginous. 



Head large (l"7mm. across eyes), convex; upper surface 

 covered with a fine puncturation, except near posterior margin: 

 clypeus convex, minutely punctate, a narrow ferruginous border 

 along apex; eyes round, convex; postocular part of orbits large, 

 prominent, inclosing eyes at base. Prothorax hardiv wider 

 than head (l-j 5 x 1 8 mm. ;. subconvex, widest about lialf-way 

 between anterior and posterior angles: sides lightly rounded, 

 subsinuate just before posterior angles; apex very lightly emar- 

 ginate; anterior angles widely rounded; posterior angles sub- 

 acute, not prominent; basal cuive rounded in middle, lightly and 



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