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sat elongatis sat fortiter bicarinatis ; elytris apice singulatim 

 acuminatis, punctulato-striatis, interstitiis sat planis subtiliter 

 pugulosia ; corpore subtus subtiliter crebre (prosterno fortius 

 subrugulose, — hoc ad latera baud sulcato) punctulato ; seg- 

 ments ventralibus ad latera transversim profunde foveatis ; 

 antennis prothoracis basin superantibus, articulo 3° quam 2 US 

 paullo longiori ; tarsorum lamella minus lata ; capite postice 

 in medio vix distincte carinato. [Long. 5, lat. 1* lines. 



The whitish-ashy pubescence is so close on the upper surface as 

 to much conceal the sculpture. The fovea? on the sides of the 

 ventral segments are larger and deeper than is usual in this genus. 

 The very elongate appearance of the prothorax, in combination 

 with the close pubescence, the red scutellum and suture, the 

 elongate parallel general form, and the dark colour of the antenna? 

 and legs will render this species easily recognisable. 



I hardly know where it should be placed in Dr. Candeze's 

 tabulation of Monocrepidius, as the width of the tarsal lamella? is 

 such as to render it of doubtful reference to either the group with 

 wide or with narrow lamella?. The hind angles of the prothorax 

 diverge only to the extent of being in even line with the sides of 

 the same. 



Victoria ; Alpine district. 



The above species of Monocrepidius may be thus tabulated : — 

 A. Sides of prosternum normal. 



B. Elytra unicolorous and without pubescent mark- 

 ings. 



C. Elytra black, disc of prothorax bright red riificollis. 



CC. Elytra and prothorax concolorous or nearly 



so frontalis. 



BB. Elytra piceous, with the suture red Baldiensis. 



BBB. Elytra with whitish pubescence forming a 



well defined pattern Ovensensis. 



A A. Sides of prosternum sulcate. 



B. Prothorax extremely closely punctulate Machayi. 



BB. Prothorax much less closely punctulate aljricola. 



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