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punctures becoming obsolete beliind, with two rcaised costas on 

 each elytron, the first originating abruptly at some distance from 

 the base, and obsolescent about half-way, the second starting 

 considerably behind the first and continued a little further back- 

 ward, the intervals with indistinct rows of shallow punctures, 

 the apical declivity a little rugose and finely pustulose, also a 

 row of indistinct pustules on each side of suture on apical half. 

 Prosternum punctate, its flanks ridged on the inside, its process 

 narrowly carinate and produced, mesosternal cavity wide, with 

 raised margins, posterior intercoxal process rounded, abdomen 

 minutely punctate, epipleurae smooth, tibiae pustulose, the front 

 tibiae slightly bent, tibial spurs and tarsal claws very long, the 

 tarsi clothed with long red hair. Dimensions, 16x8 mm. 



Hab. Killalpanima, 100 miles east of Lake Eyre (H. J. 

 Hillier). 



A single specimen (gl) sent by Mr. K. G. Blair for examina- 

 tion, and in whose honour I name it, is easily distinguished from 

 the only other bicostate Brises by its nitid surface, wider form, 

 and very different sculpture. 



In the structure of the head, with the epistoma on a lower 

 plane than the forehead, and the eyes quite free of the prothorax, 

 it is more like B. Duhoulayi Bates, and is interesting as showing 

 a connecting link between two aberrant forms. Type in the 

 British Museum. 



A second specimen has been lately sent for determination from 

 the National Museum, Melbourne, labelled " Finke R.; N. Aus- 

 tralia," taken by Professor Baldwin Spencer. 



Hypaulax foveata, n.sp. 



Elongate-ovate, nitid black; antennae, tibiae, and tarsi dark 

 castaneous, inside of tibiae and tarsi beneath clothed with pale 

 golden pubescence. 



Head very wide, truncate in front, narrowed behind the eyes, 

 smooth on forehead, finely punctate on epistoma and labrum, the 

 last prominent and ciliate, suture semicircular, mandibles slightly 

 notched at apex, antennae stout, joint 3 scarcely longer than 4, 

 7-11 enlarged, 8-10 subquadrate, 11 longer than 10. Prothorax 



