766 REVISION OF THE AMYCTERIDES, iv., 



subapical impression. Sides granulate. Elytra (11-5x6 '5 

 mm.), elongate, subparallel, base feebly emarginate, humeral 

 tubercle moderately prominent, out-turned ; seriate punctures shal- 

 low, hard to define, interrupted by tubercles, intrastrial granules 

 distinctly prominent. Interstices tuberculate, tubercles moderately 

 large, rounded, somewhat elongate at base, conical towards apex; 

 second with four to six tubercles, separate, not extending to base 

 nor down declivity; third interstices approximated on declivity, 

 with a continuous row of fourteen or fifteen tubercles, from base 

 to apex; fourth with four or five, non-contiguous tubercles; fifth 

 with ten from humeral angle down declivity, sub-contiguous, the 

 line interrupted in places ; sixth with seven to nine, close together, 

 more outwardly directed. Sides with interstices tuberculate, the 

 tubercles close together, rounded, little prominent. Beneath, 

 sparsely setigero-punctate ; an oblique impression on each side of 

 median vitta, extending over the two basal segments; other seg- 

 ments with more indefinite ; middle of abdomen raised along vitta. 

 Anterior femora ridged beneath. 0\ ^i^ensions : (J, 19 x 6*5 mm. 



9- Differs in the somewhat less dilatate prothorax, and in the 

 convex abdomen, the apical segment of which bears a subquadrate 

 impression at the apex. 



Hah. — Western Australia. Type in Australian Museum. 



A thoroughly distinct species, most nearly related to S. Elderi 

 SI., and S. molossus Pasc, the former of which has reddish 

 tubercles, and is otherwise different. ' 



SCLERORINUS MOLOSSUS PaSC. 



Talaurinus id. Pascoe, Journ. Linn. Soc. xii., 1873. p. 13. 



9. Elongate-ovate, convex, robust. Black, subnitid; without 

 sign of clothing; setae very small, black. 



Head strongly rounded, separately so from rostrum, sparingly 

 setigero-punctate. Rostrum wide, shallowly excavate; external 

 ridges rounded, feebly convex, sparingly setigero-punctate, not 

 continued on to head; median carina present, obsolescent in front, 

 ^ small, punctiforra depression at junction with head; basal foveas 



