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wider than base of prothorax, slightly dilated to beyond the middle, 

 apex obtusely rounded ; with double rows of (for the genus) rather 

 small punctures, becoming larger and in single rows towards the 

 sides; suture not granulated; third interstice with a somewhat 

 obtuse ridge from base to just beyond the middle, then with from 

 two to four small tubercles ; fifth and seventh each with a very 

 feeble row of minute tubercles. Apical segment of abdomen with 

 an excavation as in the preceding species, but the two small tubercles 

 closer together. Length 18-15 mill. 



$. Differs in having the prothorax less strongly rounded; elytra 

 wider and more ovate, with the apex narrower and the apical 

 segment af abdomen longer and feebly concave on each side of apex. 



Ilab. : Victoria : Mount Macedon (Belgian Museum). 



A short robust species with an outline somewhat as in the 

 preceding species, and with the elevated parts of the rostrum 

 forming a distinct M. but with subcostate elytra and smaller and 

 denser prothoracic granules. The two tubercles on the abdomen of 

 the male are about equidistant from each other and from the sides; 

 in the preceding species they are much nearer the sides than each 

 other. 



The rows of tubercles on the fifth and seventh interstices (each 

 af which starts from the shoulder) are sometimes so feeble that they 

 might almost be regarded as obsolete. 



566. TALAURINUS MACULIPENNIS n. sp. 



Q. Black, legs sometimes diluted with red. Rather densely clothed 

 on the upper surface with depressed, subsetose pubescence (scarcely 

 scales), of an ochreous orrustyred colour; variegated withnumerous 

 paler, irregularly distributed spots on the elytra, and three longi- 

 tudinal stripes on the prothorax. In addition with numerous 

 moderately long, suberect, reddish setae. Under surface sparsely 

 clothed. 



Eyes completely encircled by a narrow but deep impression. 

 Rostrum not much narrower than head; median channel shallow 

 and subtriangular, but at base marked by a small deep impression; 

 sublateral sulci rather shallow and almost open in front, deep and 

 closed behind. Prothorax moderately transverse, sides strongly 

 rounded; with dense, large granules or small tubercles, larger near, 

 but not at, apex than elsewhere. Elytra at base almost as wide as 

 widest part of prothorax, sides feebly increasing in width to beyond 

 the middle; with regular rows of rather large butshallow punctures; 

 the interspaces subgranulate, and the alternate interstices granulate. 

 Apical segment of abdomen with a wide and very shallow median 



