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rounded granules. Rostrum short, little excavate, a semilunar 

 sulcus behind apical emargination ; median area triangularly 

 raised, lsevigate, the angles of base produced to meet external 

 ridges at apex of rostrum, the apex of triangle extending to base 

 of rostrum; lateral sulci between median area and external ridges; 

 internal ridges represented by a small nodule on each side in base 

 of lateral sulci. Scrobes open posteriorly, but not reaching eye. 

 Eyes subrotundate. Elytra tuberculate. The rest as in 

 Talaurinus. 



This genus will include S. Mangiest Bohem., S. geniculata 

 Pasc, and S. melanopsis Pasc, referred, in Masters' Catalogue, 

 to Talaurinus) and a new species, S. granuliceps. 



Apart from its rostrum, the genus is in no way different from 

 Talaurinus; in the raised median area, it approaches to Scleror- 

 rhinus, but it is not carinate, as in that genus; while the presence 

 of internal ridges denotes its affinity to Talaurinus. In its 

 granulate head, T. laticeps is similar, but the rostrum is different. 

 Unfortunately I have not been able to dissect out the male 

 genitalia. 



SCLERORRHINELLA MANGLESI Bohem. 



Amycterus Mangiest Bohemann, Schonh., Gen. Cure, vii. (1), 

 p.61; Macleay, Trans. Ent. Soc. N. S.Wales, i., 1865, p.244. 



(J. Moderately large, ovate. Black, rather densely clothed with 

 greyish; head with median vitta widely bifurcate on rostrum, and 

 supraorbital vitta; prothorax trivittate, elytra maculate with grey 

 and brown, suture grey, sides more densely clothed ; median 

 ventral vitta black. 



Head and rostrum as in the genus; internal ridges represented 

 by a stout, rounded granule in base of lateral sulcus on either 

 side. Prothorax(4 X 5 mm.) moderately dilatate, apical lobes feeble, 

 collar-constriction distinct; moderately closely set with small, 

 rounded, feebly flattened granules, smaller along median and 

 lateral vittse; sides granulate. Elytra (11x7 mm. ) rather strongly 

 rounded, apex widely rounded, base feebly arcuate, humeral 

 angles marked by a small nodule; disc somewhat transversely 



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