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175. Rhov Ai. oy\v\. vs nfigusticoll is : oMongns, nigio-picciis, 

 nitidiisj anteiinaruin aificiilis 4 — 11 Icii'ii^ineisi capite 

 oblongo, subtilissinio coriaceoj prothorace longo, an- 

 gusto, supra siibtilissiine , transversim aciciilato, medio 

 canalic'ulato, lateiihus ante mefliiim perparmn ampli- 

 atoj elytris teniiifer sulcatis, siilcis subtiliter, remote 

 puDCtttlatis, interstitiis convexis, obsoletissim.e punclu- 

 latis. Long. 28, lal. 11 milbm. 



Habitat in CafTraiia australi. 



Sphodi'o leucophthalmo Linn, majoi-. Nigro-piceus, 

 supra nitidus, subtus opacus. Caput oblongum, supra 

 modice convexum, subtilissime, ciebre coriaoeum, aulice 

 ulrinque tenuiter aciculatum, sat late et piof'unde im- 

 piossum, canalicula tenui, transversa j palpis rul'o-pioeisj 

 oculis parvis, rofundatis, convexis, glaucis. Antennae 

 capite cum pi'otborace nonnibil longiores, articubs 1 — 3 

 nigro-piceis, nitidis, t^labris, rebquis obscure I'errugineis, 

 pubescenlil)us. Protliorax capite vix latior, latitudine 

 longior, apice truncatus, postice utrinque leviter sinuatus, 

 lateril)us ante medium peiparum anipbatus, angubs an- 

 ticis sub-rectis, postiois obfusis; supra convexiusculus, 

 subtibter, sat ciebre, transversim aciculatus, medio ca- 

 nabcula antice paullo, p;)sfice magis abbreviata, utrinque 

 intra basin leviter et b)ngitudinabter impressus, lateribus 

 evidenter redexo-marginatus. Sciilelbim trianguhtre, sub- 

 laeve. Elytra obb)nga , antice protboracis basi paullo 

 latiora , mox pone basin cilius rotundato-ampliata , dein 

 lateiibus longe ultra medium recta, apicem versus an- 

 guslaia, ante apicem singulatim leviter sinuata, apice 

 conjunctim rotundata, supra modice convexa, pai-um 

 profunde sulcata , sulcis in fundo subtiliter, sub-remote 

 punctulatis, inierstitiis modice convexis, obsoletissinie, 

 intra margineni cvidcntei-, remolius punctulatis, ibiqiu; 

 serie e punclis pro(undi(»rd)us. C<»rpus sublus obsolete, 

 minus crebrc punctulaluinj protborace sub-laeve. Pedes 



