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distantly punctate; antennae not extending further than the end 

 of the thorax, four lower joints fulvous, the rest black, third 

 and fourth joints equal; thorax about twice as broad as long, 

 the sides very strongly deflexed anteriorly, the lateral margin 

 rounded, surface very closely and finely punctured; elytra not 

 wider at the base than the thorax, widened towards the middle 

 and distinctly narrowed at the apex, the disk, strongly and re- 

 gularly punctate-striate , the interstices slightly costate at the 

 sides , intermediate and posterior tibiae strongly emarginate at 

 the apex. 



Hab. Australia, Somerset, January (L. M. D'Albertis). 



The colour of the tibiae and the finely and closely punctured 

 thorax separates this species from other Australian known forms. 

 Many specimens were obtained. 



Neopraea, n. gen. 



Anterior coxal cavities closed; body ovate-subquadrate ; head 

 deeply transversely grooved; frontal tubercles strongly raised; 

 palpi short, robust, terminal joint thickened; thorax transver- 

 sely convex, without transverse depression ; angles obhque ; scu- 

 tellum triangular; elytra semiquadrate-ovate , broader than the 

 thorax, the base strongly raised, semipunctate-striate ; posterior 

 femora moderately incrassate ; their tibiae simple , unarmed ; po- 

 sterior first tarsal joint as long as the two following ones to- 

 gether; claws appendiculate ; presternum narrowly oblong. 



The subquadrate shape of the insect foi' which I propose the 

 present genus, in connection with the unarmed apices of the 

 tibiae, convex base of the elytra and closed coxal cavities will 

 prevent, its being mistaken for any other genus from ^l/9/i;Ao?2a 

 which it resembles somewhat in shape, in particular. 



25. JVeopraoa sulbnietallica,, u. sp. 



Piceous below; antnnnae (the 3 apical joints excepted) and 

 legs testaceous; posterior femora piceous; head and thorax ob- 



