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REVISION OF THK SUBFAMILY TENEBRIONI S jfl. 



Fig.l. 

 P. lohkollis i 



into a small, swollen, lobate process (somewhat as in Cardiothorax 

 egerius Pasc); in the 9 specimen, the lobe is reduced to a small sub- 

 rectangular tooth, pointing outwards rather tha n 

 behind; lateral and basal border entire, except for 

 a single crenulation near the base in (J, narrowly 

 reflexed, sulcate within; this border narrowed and 

 terminated on the apex; disc closely and definitely 

 punctate, with a faint suggestion of a smooth 

 middle line. Scutellutn triangular with rounded 

 sides, clearly punctate. Elytra wider than pro- 

 thorax at base and thrice as long, sides nearly 

 parallel throughout, shoulders rather squarely 

 rounded, disc with eight fine crenulate costse, the 

 crenulation formed by rows of large punctures on 

 the outside of each, the punctures rather smaller 

 than the seriate punctures in P. angulata Erichs., 

 the second and third, fourth and fifth, sixth and 

 seventh meeting in pairs near apex; a short scutellary and an 

 extreme lateral row of punctures, the latter continuous to apex, 

 the intervals between costse wrinkled and closely 

 punctate. Abdomen and mesosternum densely 

 and very definitely punctate, prosternum less 

 deeply so. Femora coarsely punctate, ^ with a 

 small tooth on inner margin of fore and middle 

 femora near the base, tibiae finely punctate, grooved 

 and carinate; strongly curved and elongate in ^J. 

 Dimensions : ^, 20 x 65 mm.; 9, 16 x 5-6 mm. 



Hah. — Kalgoorlie and Kookynie (Messrs. Dubou- 

 lay, senior, and E. Duboulay). 



Three specimens, two (J, one 9, are the only speci- 

 mens I have ever seen, and are quite distinct from 

 the described species in the shape of the prothorax, 

 and the stronger surface-punctures. One speci- 

 men, (J, shows much more puncturation than the P . IoUcoIHh ^ . 

 others, possibly due to immersion in spirits. The elytral sculp- 

 ture is unlike that of any other Tenebrionid known to me, and 

 may deserve generic position, but as it possesses all the salient 



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