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fine and sparse puncturation of its scutelluraj a slight diflference 

 (mentioned above) in the elytral puncturation; and especially in 

 the external (vertical) part of the elytral epipleurte being less 

 elevated, so that the humeral callus is nearer to the lateral margin 

 of the elytra (being placed as in P. sorilida). This latter character 

 inter alia forms a good distinction from P. jyunctata, Marsh. I 

 have not seen a male of this S23ecies. In the type the scutellum 

 is very nitid, convex and scarcely punctulate; in a second example 

 (possibly representing a distinct species) the scutellum is sub- 

 opaque, being very finely coriaceous, but both examples are devoid 

 of the comparatively coarse punctures with which the scutellum 

 is impressed in P. alticola and punctata, Marsh. In the "second 

 example " the el3rtral verrucpe are a trifle more conspicuous and 

 less tending to run together transversely. 

 Victoria. 



P. SOLITARIA, sp.nOV. 



5. Elongato-ovalis, modice convexa, altitudine majori (a latere 

 visa) paullo pone elytrorum margin em medium posita; sat 

 nitida; subtus nigra; capite prothoraceque brunneo-rufis 

 nigro-adumbratis; elytris piceis, verrucis numerosis seriatim 

 positis sordide testaceis et vittis concoloribus circiter 10 

 ornatis; pedibus antennisque nigris, his basin versus sordide 

 testaceis; capite subtilius sat crebre punctulato; prothorace 

 quam longiori plus quam duplo (ut 2| ad 1) latiori, ab apice 

 longe ultra medium dilatato, pone apicem transversim vix 

 impresso, in disco sat subtiliter minus crebre (ad latera crebre 

 crasse) punctulato, lateribus sat arcuatis vix deplanatis, 

 angulis posticis rotundatis; scutello lit'vi; elytris sat crel)re 

 subfortiter subseriatim (ad latera quam in disco vix magis 

 fortiter) punctulatis, interstitiis in disco leviter (postice magis 

 fortiter) rugulosis, suVj callum humeralem distincte depressis, 

 parte marginali a disco vix distincta (ut I', steritalis), calli 

 humeralis margine interno a sutura quam ab elytrorum mar- 

 gine lateral! multo magis distanti; segmento ventrali lasali 

 sparsim subtiliter punctulato; antennarum articulo 3" < uam 



