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47. — Talaurinus Mastersii. 



Oblongo-ellipticus niger fusco-squamosus, fronte subplana, 

 thorace confertim noduloso, elytris costatis interstitiis bifa- 

 riam punctatis subreticulatis apice carina subsuturali. 



Long. 8^ lin., lat. 3 lin. 



Hab. South Creek, near Sydney. 



I have given this species the name of the finder, Mr. Masters, 

 who took it about two years ago in the neighbourhood of Rope's 

 Creek. It is not very readily distinguishable from the last 

 species. It is of a dull brown colour. The tubercles on the 

 thorax are rather larger than in the last species, while the spaces 

 between the " costte " of the elytra are much less deeply marked, 

 in this respect more resembling T. Kirhyi. The suture is 

 costate, as is the case in the two previous species, but there is 

 in this sjjecies a short sub-sutural ridge at the apex also, which 

 is ill developed in T. costatus. 



48. — Talaurinus impressicollis. 



Oblongo-ellipticus niger parce cinereo-squamosus, rostro ex- 

 cavate carinis obliquis parvis, thorace confertim granulato 

 lateraliter ampliato medio longitudinaliter impresso, elytris 

 costatis interstitiis bifariam punctatis granulatis granulis 

 seta pallida instructis apice dehiscentibus breviter mucro- 

 natis. 



Long. 9| lin., lat 3 lin. 

 Hab. Victoria. 



This seems to be the Victorian representative of T. costatus. 

 It differs, however, very considerably from it. The shorter oblique 

 ridges of the rostrum, the more finely tuberculated thorax with 

 ampliated sides, and impressed centre of medial line, the more 

 strongly developed lateral " costse " of the elytra, and more 

 regular disposition of the small setigerous granules on the line of 

 punctures, all furnish points of difference of easy I'ecognitiou. 



