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rugose punctures. Eyes widely separated and obliquely placed. 

 Antennae comparatively short and fairly stout, third joint almost 

 twice the length of second. Prothorax about as long as wide, 

 sides evenly rounded from middle to apex, and distinctly incurved 

 between middle and base, the latter not twice the width of apex, 

 median line feeble and irregular; with dense and coarse punc- 

 tures. Elytra comparatively wide, parallel-sided to near apex: 

 densely vermiculately rugose-punctate. Length, 7 mm 



/^a6. — West Australia: Swan River (A. M. Lea). 



In Blackburn's table, would be associated with Z. suhi^ugata, 

 from which it differs in its somewhat thinner antennae and legs,"*^ 

 with the second joint of the former distinctly shorter; flatter 

 and spotted prothorax of very different shape, and with much 

 coarser punctures. From Z. hrevicomis, whose prothorax is 

 normally bimaculate, it differs in many details of colour, and in 

 being much more coarsely sculptured. It is, in fact, not very 

 close to any other species known to me. 



ZONITIS PUBIPENNIS, n.sp. 



Of a dingy flavous-red, elytra somewhat paler, antennae (except 

 the base, or the base and apex of each joint), palpi and legs 

 (except the coxae and trochanters) more or less black. Elytra 

 with dense, short, whitish pubescence, rest of upper surface much 

 more sparsely but moderately distinctly clothed. 



Head rather short, widest across eyes, basal half with an 

 impunctate median line; clypeal suture rather strongly curved, 

 from same to apex of labrum distinctly shorter than from same 

 to neck; with sharply defined and moderately dense, but not very 

 large punctures. Eyes rather large, separated slightly more than 

 length of basal joint of antennae. Antennae long and thin, third 

 joint distinctly longer than second. Prothorax slightly longer 

 than wide, sides regularly decreasing in width from middle to 

 apex, and moderately incurved between middle and base, median 

 line short, punctures somewhat sparser but otherwise as on head. 



* A cotype of Z. suhrugata has decidedly .stouter antennje and legs than 

 those of any other species before me. 



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