792 REVISION OF THE AMYCTERIDES, iv., 



punctures small, indefinite, the granules little evident, obscured 

 by clothing; sutural interstice with fine granules, the other in- 

 terstices tuberculate; second somewhat raised, with a few, small, 

 isolated tubercles, subconical and more prominent posteriorly, not 

 reaching base, but extending almost to apex; third with a row 

 of widely separated tubercles from base to edge of declivity; 

 fourth with a few not reaching base, nor extending down de- 

 clivity; fifth with a humeral tubercle and one or two small ones 

 behind it, thence represented by a row of small granules, sixth 

 with a more continuous row, subconical, larger posteriorly. Sides 

 with small, regular, granuliform tubercles on the upper two in- 

 terstices only. Undersurface deeply longitudinally furrowed on 

 either side of base of median vitta. Anterior femora not ridged 

 beneath; third joint of anterior tarsi somewhat asymmetrical. 



9. Differs from the male in its more ovate form, and convex, 

 ventral surface. 



Dimensions : $, 17"5 x 5*5: 9, 17*5 x 7 mm. 



Hah. — South Australia : Adelaide, Moonta, Peterborough, 

 Blanchefcown, Balaklava — Victoria: Sea Lake, Melbourne. 



In ascribing the name suhlhieatus to the above species, I am 

 following Macleay's identification, I think, however, it is 

 correct, as it agrees with Germar's description, and is, moreover, 

 one of the commonest species of Scleroriniis in South Australia. 



Of S. mai'ginatus Pasc, I have seen a cotype, sent out from 

 the British Museum for examination. 



The species, besides being one of the commonest, is one of the 

 most variable, in size, relative width, and clothing. 



SCLERORINUS PILULARIUS Macl. 



Macleay, op cit., 1866, p. 324. 



(J. Elongate-ovate. Black; clothing dense, varying in colour 

 from cinereous to ochreous and dark brown; head with narrow, 

 supraorbital vitta, and a broad, median vitta, extending on to 

 rostrum, of a yellowish-brown; prothorax very feebly trivittate; 

 elytra with an interrupted vitta along third interstice, and a 

 broad vitta along lateral margin, of a whitish colour or lighter 



