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^. With front tibiae strongly bent inward at apex, and clothed 

 with a tuft of tomentum. 



5. With front tibiae slightly arcuate, but not l)ent inwards. 



Dimensions : ^J, 29 x 11 mm.; 9, 25 x 10 mm. 



7/a6.— Gympie, Queensland (R. Illidge). 



I have seen three specimens of this, amongst the large number of 

 Fromethis examined, two from the British Museum, one much 

 damaged and ancient; the other, the female type, labelled "Aus- 

 tralia." The male type was taken by Mr. Illidge at Gympie, and 

 given to me, with many other generous gifts. The species evidently 

 differs from the many varieties of P. nigra Bless., in (1) the un- 

 usually widened apex of prothorax, the angles of which, in the 9 

 type, form distinct lobes; (2) the much coarser punctures of the 

 elytral series, not at all concealed in the striae; (3) the even more 

 markedly coarser punctuation of the abdomen; (4) the much more 

 sharply convex intervals of the elytra. While a few examples of 

 P. nigra Bless., approach P. major in size, the latter is larger and 

 wider than the general average size of P. nigra Bless. 



Fromethis lobicollis, n.sp. 



Elongate, parallel, subnitid-black, antennee piceous-red, tarsi 

 (and apex of tibiae in ^) clothed with red hairs. 



Head densely and strongly punctate, the mentum of $ not 

 bearded; mandibles bifid at apex, last joint of palpi securiform, 

 mentum subcordate, carinate in the middle, submentum coarsely 

 rugose-punctate, gula transversely wrinkled; labrum emarginate, 

 straight and ciliate ; epistoma straight in front, obliquely rounded 

 at sides, meeting the canthus at a sinuate angle, limited behind l)y 

 a straight depression becoming more defined and sulcate at the 

 sides; antennae with joint 3 not longer than 1-2 combined, and 

 similar to that in P. angulata Erichs. Prothorax 4-5x5 mm., sub- 

 quadrate, a little advanced and raised in the middle at apex, base 

 truncate, except at the angles; anterior angles depressed and 

 rounded, not advanced, sides feebly arcuate (in one example sliglitly 

 wider in front, and straight in the middle two-thirds), abruptly 

 incurved near base, the posterior angles, in (J, produced behind 



