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AUSTRALIAN STRONGYLlINiE, itc, 



Head : epistoma densely punctate, rounded in front, limited 

 behind by wide shallow depression, canthi elevated into a nitid 

 knob impinging on the eyes; the latter large, subapproximate, 

 separated by a space less than half the diameter of one, forehead 

 between eyes rugose. Antennae : joint 1 robust, 2 bead-like, 3 

 slightly longer than 1 and 2 combined, 3-7 gradually shorter and 

 stouter, a little enlarged at apex, 8-10 equal, 11 as long as 10, 

 but narrower and bluntly rounded. Prothorax 3x4 mm., very 

 convex, widest at middle, this width emphasised by a short 

 lateral tooth, apex truncate, base bisinuate, wider at base than 

 at apex, sides well rounded, obtuse 

 anterior angles depressed, posterior 

 angles (seen from above) acute and 

 slightly produced backwards, base with 

 folded margin sulcate within, lateral 

 and apical margin narrow; disc coarsely 

 rugose, the medial line only indicated 

 by finer rugosity, a shallow foveate 

 depression near base on each side. 

 Scutellum large, curvilinear-triangular, 

 coarsely punctate, with a smooth middle 

 line. Elytra convex, considerably wider 

 than prothorax at base and three times 

 as long, shoulders prominent, squarely- 

 rounded, sides a little constricted in mid- 

 dle, sharply tapering and rather strongly 

 .Vo«o.s^ro7i.72//iJmr7u/o.sico//e. declivous at apex; coarsely punctate- 

 striate, with nine rows of large, deep, 

 square punctures set closely, besides a short scutellary row and 

 a lateral row of smaller punctures, the seriate punctures con- 

 tinuous but becoming smaller to the apex, intervals subcostate, 

 especially the 2nd and 3rd, and slightly crenulate on the out- 

 side; the 1st and 3rd joining to form a rounded ridge on each 

 side of the scutellum. Pro- and mesosternum with rather large 

 punctures, metasternum and abdomen more finely punctate; the 

 latter with short, sparse pubescence. Posterior intercoxal pro- 

 cess widely triangular; femora coarsely punctate, tibiae and tarsi 



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