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versim rugosis remote granulatis dorso tuberculis nume- 

 rosis subseriatis anterius obtusis posterius subconicis obsitis 

 apice coDJiinctim obtuse rotundatis vix mucronatis lateribus 

 maculis sparsis e squamulis albidis ornatis." Schonberr. 

 Hab. King George's Sound. 



I have never to my knowledge seen this insect, but as it 

 evidently comes very near both to T. Roei and T. semispinosus 

 I have no hesitation in placing it in this section. 



34. — Talaurinus aberrans. 



Obion go-ellipticus niger dense cinereo- et albido-squamosus, 

 capite brevi, thorace tubei'culato lateribus in angulos suba- 

 cutos ampliato, elytris rude striato-punctatis subseriatim 

 irregulariter tuberculatis tuberculis acutis apice remote 

 acute et longe mucronatis. 



Long. 5| lin., lat. 2 lin. 



Hab. Victoria. 



This pretty little species has a variegated aspect, and an 

 almost spiny appearance. Its chief peculiarity is the shape of 

 the thorax, which is bulged out at the sides into an almost acute 

 angle. The elytra are very sharply mucronated, the points being 

 long and some distance apart. The male has the anal segment 

 slightly excavated. I am indebted to Dr. Howitt for my speci- 

 mens of this insect. 



85. — Talaurinus tuberculatus. 



Oblongo-ellipticus niger subnitidus parce squamosus, fronte 

 subexcavata albido-vittata, thorace subremote tuberculato 

 lateribus valde ampliato, elytris sparsim granulatis tuber- 

 culis validis conicis crebre armatis. 

 Mas : segmento ventrali anali valde excavato. 



Long. 8^ lin., lat. 2| lin. 



Hab. Victoria. 



This species in the concavity of the head and strong conical 

 character of the tubercles on the elytra makes a decided ap- 



