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subconvexis (2" sat crebre nee fortiter ruguloso-pmictulato, ceteris 

 iiiagis sparsiiu plus minusve seriatim, punctulatis), tibiis posticis 

 transversim bicarinatis, setis inter se diversis vestitis. 



Long. ^ 1. Lat. 2 1. 



An elongate narrow species allied to A. tasmaniae, Hope 

 (difiering by, inter alia, its nonpubescent dorsal surface), A. 

 howitti, Hope (differing by, inter alia, its piothorax much more 

 narrowed in front, with much more strongly rounded sides, 

 having its greatest width notably behind the middle, and with 

 hind corners quite rounded, no trace of an angle), and A. york- 

 ensis, Blaekb. (diff'ering by, inter alia, the non-margined base of 

 its pronotum. Tlie unique type of this species was given to me 

 many years ago by Mr. J. Anderson, of Port Lincoln. I have 

 little doul)t of its being a female, on account of its prothorax 

 nt>tably narrower than its elytra. Its eyes are scarcely visibly 

 facetted. 



South Australia (western part of Eyre's Peninsula). 



A. SUBEROSUS, sp. nov. 



Fern. Oblongus ; minus convexus ; minus nitidus ; supra bre- 

 viter setosus ; luteus, piceo-variegatus, antennis piceis ; capite sat 

 ci'ebre sat aequaliter sat fortiter subrugulose punctulato, antice 

 (vix siiiuatim) subtruncato ; oculis valde perspicue granulatis, 

 prothoiace quam longiori sesquilatiori, supra creljre fortiter (sub- 

 grosse) sat aequaliter punctulato, longitudinaliter canaliculato, 

 antice parum angustato, lateribus pone medium late profunde 

 excisis, angulis anticis obtusis posticis fere rectis, basi baud mar- 

 ginata ; scutello modico punctulato ; elytris crenulato-striatis, 

 interstitiis leviter subconvexis coriaceis acervatim punctis seti- 

 feris impressis (alternis tuberculis parum elevatis sat magnis 

 ornatis) ; tibiis posticis transversim bicarinatis, setis inter se 

 diversis vestitis ; tibiis anticis extus 3-dentatis. 



Long. 3| 1. Lat. If 1. 



Doubtless allied to A. erosus, Er., but evidently quite distinct, 

 since the colour of that species is described as very different {e.g., 

 the scutellum black), and the puncturation widely distinct {e.g.., 

 the pronotum "vage minus subtiliter punctulatum," whereas in 

 this species it is closely, evenly and coarsely punctured), etc., etc. 



