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suborbiculato, inter oculos trans versim medio impresso, crebre 

 subtiliter, thorace densius vix asperatim, elytris paulo fortius 

 punctafcis ; thorace capite sat latiore, vix latiore quam Longiore, 

 lateribus parallelis, ante medium fortiter coarctatis, angulis 

 posticis parum obtusis, sulco longitudinali postice in fossulam 

 latrim dilatato ; elytris thorace tertia parte latioribus, paulo 

 longioribus, subquadratis, suturae basi apiceque utrinque vix 

 torulosis ; abdomine elytris quarta parte angustiore, nitidissimo, 

 subacuminato, segmentis basi sum ma punctulatis ibique, praesertim 

 basalibus, fortiter transversim sulcatis ; ^7.° supra apice truncato 

 et subtiliter crenulato. Long. 4 mm. (Fvl.) 



Melbourne, Victoria. 



23. Calodera carissima, sp. n. 



Elongate, not very convex, dark reddish testaceous, shining, 

 clothed with fine grey pubescence ; antennae, except the first three 

 joints, pitchy ; elytra and abdomen pitchy testaceous, with a 

 greenish tinge. 



Head sub-orbicular, finely and closely punctured, with a 

 tolerably conspicuous transverse impression between the eyes. 

 Antennae with the first three joints reddish testaceous, the others 

 pitchy; joints 1-3 elongate, 4-6 slightly longer than broad, 7th 

 and 8th sub-quadrate, 9th and 10th slightly transverse, 11th not 

 as long as the two preceding joints together, narrowed at the 

 extremity. Prothorax slightly longer than broad, rather finely 

 and very closely punctured, with a strongly impressed median 

 line which is transversely dilated and more strongly impressed 

 posteriorly ; sides arcuately narrowed in front, the posterior two- 

 thirds nearly straight. Elytra sub-quadrate, considerably broader 

 than the prothorax, rather finely and closely aciculate-punctate, 

 with a slight swelling on the disc just behind the middle. 

 Abdomen somewhat narrowed behind, segments 2-5 with a row of 

 strongly impressed punctures at the base, 6th segment rather 



