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brevi ante medium utrinque rotundato intra apicem trans- 

 versim impresso supra subremote tuberculato, elytris obsolete 

 striato-punctatis singalo trifariam tuberculato tuberculis 

 minoribus subconicis lateribus ventreque albo-maculatis." 

 Scbonlierr. 



Long. 5 lin., lat. 2 lin. 



Hab. King George's Sound. 



My specimens are all from King George's Sound, but 

 Scbonberr states that his, or rather Mr. Hope's, were received from 

 Swan River. There is a strong resemblance in this insect, and 

 indeed in all of this section, to the smaller Western Australian 

 species of Acantlwlophus. 



57. — Talacrinus dumosus, 



Ovatus convesus niger, rostro medio canaliculato canali postice 

 furcato, capite granulate, thorace tuberculato tuberculis 

 parvis subconicis setigeris medio lateribusque leviter vittato, 

 elytris seriatim rude rugoso-punctatis interstitiis seriatim 

 tuberculatis tuberculis parvis acutis setigeris apice subre- 

 flexis subdehiscentibus lateribus albo-maculatis. 



Long. 4 lin., lat. 2 lin. 



Hab. King George's Souud. 



The head and rostrum are broad and flat, with a central 

 longitudinal groove, which is forked behind. The thorax is finely 

 tuberculated, and is faintly marked with doi'sal and lateral " vittis" 

 of white scales. The elytra, which are very convex and rather 

 pointed and recurved at the apex, have each five elevated rows 

 of minute sharp setigerous tubercles, the intervals being roughly 

 punctured. The male has the anal segment of the abdomen 

 considerably excavated. 



58. — Talaurinus spinosus. 



Oblongo-ellipticus niger dense cinereo- et albido-squamosus, 

 thorace crebre tuberculato lateribus albidis, elyti'is rude 

 seriatim rugoso-punctatis interstitiis elevatis tuberculatis 



