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tical, the latter insect is probably the male, as I have noticed 

 throughout this genus that the male is always blacker than the 

 female. 



15. — Phyllotocus scutellaris. (n. sp.) 



Niger nitidus, thorace testaceo punctis duobus nigris, elytris 



sulcatis sericeo-testaceis sutura limboque postico nigris. 

 Long. 3^ lin., lat. 1| lin. 

 Hab. New South Wales. 



This insect, thougb larger, is not unlike some varieties of 

 P. Australis ; and has probably, from its not having been described, 

 been mistaken for it, as there is no species more common in 

 Illawai'ra, the Currajong, and other places near Sydney. The 

 small spot on each side of the thorax may possibly not be re- 

 garded as constant. 



16. — Phyllotocus apicalls. (n. sp.) 



Rufo-testaceus subsericeus, elytrorum apice metathorace pygidio 



pedibusque posterioribus nigris. 

 Long. 3 lin., lat. \\ lin. 

 Hab. Port Denison. 



This is the only PJu/Uotoeus I have seen from the North of 

 New Holland, and it is very readily distinguishable from the rest 

 of the tribe. 



17. — Phyllotocus mcestus, Boisd. (Voy. de I'Astrol. p. 212.) 

 "Niger, elytris subdilutioribus striatis." — Boisduval. 

 Long. 3 lin., lat. Ij lin. 

 Hab. New South Wales and Victoria. 



The description given of this species by Boisduval is so very 

 imperfect, that numerous mistakes have been the consequence. ' 

 Burmeister seems to confound it with P. ustulatus and Boheman 

 (Zool. du Voy. de 1' Eugenie.) has given no less than three 

 descriptions of the same insect under the names of Phyllotocus 

 ohlongus, velutinus, and marginicollis, the first of these being 

 evidently the description of a large male of P. moeshis, and the 

 other two of females of the same species. 



