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them not much greater than across apical third; suture with a 

 strongly elevated and granulated crest, higher than in c/romedarius, 

 but not commencing or terminating abruptly, at its apex appear- 

 ing as part of the posterior declivity; all the interstices with 

 shining granules, except the three outer ones from near the base, 

 the granules largest towards suture and base, the 3rd with a 

 small cluster of granules near base; striate-punctate, the punctures 

 large and round, but rather shallow, except towards the sides; 

 none of the interstices polished. Mesosternal rec.ptacle transverse, 

 broad V-shaped, emargination strongly transverse; cavernous. 

 Legs moderately long; posterior femora scarcely extending to 

 apex of elytra. Length 14, rostrum 5; width 6^; depth 7 mm. 



Hab. — " Queensland " (Pascoe), Endeavour River (Mr. G. 

 Masters). 



The differences between this species and dromedarius are many 

 and striking, the most noticeable being in the width across 

 shoulders, the crests of the prothorax and elytra, and the granu- 

 lation of the interstices. Mr. Pascoe says, " the character of the 

 f uiiicle allies it to Schonherri rather than to dromedarius "; other- 

 wise the antennse are not even mentioned. The specimen 

 described above, however, agrees with Mr. Pascoe's description 

 as far as it goes, and as it was given to me by Mr. Masters it 

 might be regarded as a cotj^pe. 



Protopalus tectus, n.sp. 



9. Black, subopaque ; antennae piceous-brown; parts of the 

 mouth (mandibles excepted) of a rather dingy red. Moderately 

 densely clothed w^th dingy greyish and ochreous scales, more 

 numerous on legs than elsewhere; pectoral canal feebly squamose; 

 apical half of rostrum glabrous; elytral crest (in five specimens) 

 without long setie. Funicle with fine silvery pubescence. 



Head sparsely and feebly punctate; a moderately short shining 

 carina behind ocular fovea; rather strongly excavated between 

 eyes, the derm there being shining and without scales. Rostrum 

 rather short and broad, only the length of prothorax, sides feebly 

 incurved to middle; rather densely punctate, punctures small. 



