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bright chestnut (joints 1-3) to a pale brown (joints 4-11). Pro- 

 thorax (3 X 4-4-5 mm.) finely punctate, with well marked longi- 

 tudinal fovese near each side margin, and irregularly shaped fovese 

 at base angles. Sides narrowly emarginate. Apical angles 

 obtuse but distinct. Sides irregularly sinuate, greatest width 

 towards basal half where the sides are abruptly narrowed and 

 sinuate so that base angles are subrectangular. Elytra wider than 

 prothorax (8-9 x 5-5'7 mm.) regularly and deeply striate. Inter- 

 stices regular and convex. ^^^ip/eM?Te minutely punctate. Under 

 surface nitid, but densely and minutely punctate. Dimensions 

 13-14 X 5-5-7 mm. 



Ilab. — Tweed River (near Murwillumbah; H. J. Carter). 



Its general shape and regular striation of the elytra give it the 

 appearance of a dwarf A. striatum, Pasc, from which it widely 

 differs in size and colour. 



Adelium minor, n.sp. 



Bronzy-olive, very nitid, convex, ovate. Antennae, legs and 

 palpi red, under surface a pale brown. 



Head minutely punctate, frontal depression well marked, 

 epistoma large and rounded. Anteurue with lst-4th joints very 

 line, each joint onward stouter than the preceding, 9th and 10th 

 markedly stouter than 8th, 11th largest of all and rounded. 

 Frothor ax about as long as broad (1*7 mm.), apex and base about 

 the same width; feebly emarginate at base; strongly convex. 

 Sides evenly rounded, greatest width at middle, joining front and 

 base obtusely, minutely punctate without a trace of medial line. 

 SciUellum finely punctate. Elytra strongly striate-punctate, 

 shoulders rounded and not meeting prothorax; slightly wider 

 than prothorax; subparallel to a little bej'ond half-way, where 

 they are sharply rounded to an obtuse joint at the apex; striations 

 and punctures marked and regular; interstices flat. Epvpleurce 

 densely and finely punctate. Dimensions 4-5-5 x 2 mm. 



Hah. — Ourimbah, N.S.W. (under damp moss in thick scrub; 

 H. J. Carter). 



