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than broad, truncate in front, parallel-sided, rounded at the 

 posterior angles and slightly emarginate at the base, with a 

 slightly marked medial line, and an elongated fovea on each 

 side of it near the base. The elytra are twice as long as broad, 

 convex, and parallel-sided, with four large punctures near the 

 apex, two on each elytron. The fore tibire are strongly tri- 

 dentate. 



My desci'iption is taken from a specimen in the collection of 

 the late Mr. MacLeay, of Elizabeth Bay ; but there are several 

 specimens in the Museum marked " Hely's Expedition," which 

 I cannot doubt to belong to the same species, though they 

 present some slight points of difference. 



2. — SCARITES WaTEEHOUSEI. 



Niger nitidissimus, capite antice subrugoso, thorace subquadrato 

 postice utrinque foveolato, corpore subcylindrico, elytris 

 apice utrinque bipunctatis. 

 Long. 10 lin., lat. 2| lin. 

 Hab. near Adelaide, South Australia. 

 This species is of a very brilliant black, and is shghtly flatter 

 than the last. The facial grooves are also deeper and broader. 

 The thorax is as broad as long, with the medial line well 

 marked, and with roundish fovece near the posterior angles. 

 The elytra are scarcely twice as long as broad. The tibite do 

 not dij0Fer from those of the last described species. This insect 

 was sent to me by Mr. Waterhouse, of South Australia. 



3. — SCARITES SUBPOECATULUS. 



Niger nitidus, capite fronte transversim impresso, corpore 

 subcylindrico, elytris tenuiter porcatis apice utrinque bi- 

 punctatis. 

 Long. 9| lin., lat. 2j lin. 

 Hab. Northern Australia, Hely's Expedition. 

 There are two or more shallow transverse impressions on the 

 head of this species between the two longitudinal facial grooves. 

 The thorax is quite as broad as long. The elytra are t\vice as 



