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prothoraceque confertira subtiliter punctulatis ; hoc brevi 

 transverso, angulis posticis subrotundatis ; elytris sat crebre 

 sat subtiliter punctulatis ; antennarum articulo 3° quam 4 US 

 baud niulto breviori, 2° quaui ille parum breviori. 



[Long. 1-J (vix), lat. ^ line. 

 In the example before me the suture, the region of the scutellum, 

 and the apex are the infuscate parts of the elytra. This species 

 resembles H. pictus in build, but is even more rounded at the 

 sides and is much more finely punctulate than either of the last 

 preceding two species. The elytra are punctured much like those 

 of the European Cyphon variabilis, Thorns. 



Victoria ; also by sweeping on the banks of the Ovens. 



Helodes (Cyphon 1) Adelaide, sp.nov. 

 Oblongus ; modice convexus ; pubescens ; piceo-brunneus vel 

 sordide testaceus, antennarum basi pedibusque dilutioribus ; 

 capite crebre, prothorace minus crebre, subtiliter punctulatis; 

 hoc perbrevi valde transverso, angulis posticis obtusis ; elytris 

 crebre subtilius punctulatis ; antennarum articulis 2° 3° que 

 conjunctis (hoc quam ille multo minore) 4° vix brevioribus. 



[Long. 1§, lat. t 7 q line. 

 The antennae resemble those of H. pictus, from which species 

 its more elongate build, uniform drab or piceous colouring, and 

 finer puncturation will at once distinguish the present insect. 

 The elytra are punctured about as strongly as, but a trifle less 

 closely than, those of the European Cyphon pallidulus, Boh. 

 S. Australia ; near Adelaide. 



Helodes (Cyphon?) spilotus, sp.nov. 

 Subparallelus ; sat convexus ; pubescens ; brunneo-testaceus, 

 palpis antennisque (basi excepta) nigricantibus, elytris postice 

 nigro-maculatis ; capite prothoraceque crebre subtiliter punc- 

 tulatis ; hoc sat transverso minus brevi, angulis posticis 

 rotundato-obtusis ; elytris crebre sat fortiter subrugulose 

 punctulatis ; antennarum articulis 2° 3° que conjunctis (hoc 

 quam illo minore) 4° longitudine asqualibus. 



[Long. 1?, lat. | line. 



