BY EUSTACE W. FERGUSON. 555 



rounded at apex. Dimensions: (J, 17 x 7; prothorax 5x5; elytra 

 12x7 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland. Type in Australian Museum. 



Closely allied to P. suhvittata, from which it differs in having 

 the prothorax more finely granulate, in the elytral granules not 

 obscured by the clothing, and in the colour of the clothing. 

 From P. squamigera Macl., its smaller size and finer granulation 

 will separate it. 



PsALiDURA SUBVITTATA Macleay, loc. cit., p. 211. 



(J. A small narrow species, densely clothed with black and 

 grey scales, prothorax trivittate, elytra maculate, the dark 

 patches being more pronounced on either side of the suture, 

 granules clothed; nigro-setose. 



Head rather small, inner rostral ridges more prominent at 

 base. Prothorax as long as wide(5 x 5 mm.), the mesial lobe 

 produced, closely and finely granulate except along mesial line. 

 Elytra (12 X 7 mm..) feebly rounded on sides, hum'eral angles 

 slightly thickened, foveo-striate, interstices not prominent, 

 setigero-granulate in double series except on fourth and sixth, 

 granules obscured by clothing. Undersurface feebly concave. 

 Metasternum with marked projection on either side behind 

 middle coxae. Fifth segment excavate, the excavation not quite 

 reaching anterior margin; preanal fossa not marked off from 

 rest of excavation; fascicles minute, close together, situated ou 

 margin of excavation; forceps small, strongly arcuate; laminae 

 short, apices rounded. Dimensions : (J, 18 x 7; 9, 18 x 7 mm. 



Hab. — Queensland : Wide Bay, Ipswich, Gym pie. 



Close to F. squamigera Macl., and P. tnontana Macl; from the 

 fi.rst of them, its small size, clothing obscuring the granules, etc., 

 will separate it; from P. montana, the nature of the clothing is 

 distinctive. 



PsALiDURA Mastersi Macleay, loc. cit., p. 2 14. 

 P. reticulata Macl., (nee Boisduval), loc. cit., p.214. 

 $. Elongate-ovate; black, shining, nigrosetose. 



