BY EUSTACE W. FERGUSON. 577 



of segment; posterior edge only visible at sidesj supernumerary 

 ridges present at sides; fascicles stout, moderately close(l mm.), 

 situated just within excavation. Forceps short, blades thin and 

 turned on themselves at apex; laminae, long, rounded at apex and 

 overlapping, fringed at base with short yellow scales extending 

 along forceps. Apical tergite strongly bearded. Legs rather 

 long, densely clothed with pale scales and darker setae. 



^. Of a shorter, more oval form than (J; head and prothorax 

 (6-5x7 mm.) as in ^J; elytra(14 x 9 mm.) more gradually pro- 

 duced at apex, shoulders not quite so prominent, sculpture as in 

 ^; ventral segments convex, with a rather faint impressed line 

 running down third, fourth, and fifth segments, expanded in 

 middle of each segment into a shallow depression. Dimensions : 

 (J, 23x 10; 9, 22x9 mm. 



Hah. — Wagga(Macleay Museum), Mulwala(T. G. Sloane). 



Closely allied to P. impressa, but differing principally in the 

 laminae of the forceps being curved and overlapping; the forceps 

 themselves are rather longer and thinner. I have dedicated this 

 species to Mr. T. G. Sloane, who has taken it commonly around 

 Mulwala, and to whom the opportunity of attempting this paper 

 is primarily due. 



PsALIDURA CULTRATA, n.sp. 



(J. Elongate-ovate, rather robust, convex. Prothorax finely 

 granulate; elytra foveo-striate, interstices granulate; fascicles 

 moderately close; forceps short, obtuse, laminae long and over- 

 lapping. Black, opaque; elytral foveae sparingly clothed with 

 minute muddy scales; setae black; fascicles and anal hair black. 



Head convex, rather densely, rostrum more sparingly, setigero- 

 punctate. Rostrum very short, internal ridges more prominent 

 at base than the external, basal sulci rather shallow but with a 

 well defined median notch, median area depressed, running into 

 pit behind marginal plate. Antennae with the second joint of 

 funicle noticeably smaller than first. Mentum sparingly bearded, 

 dentate anteriorly. Mandibles simple, clothed with long seise 

 Prothorax(7 x 8 mm.) evenly rounded on sides, widest about 

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