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impression, suddenly becoming deep at apex, the deep portion 

 bounded on each side by a small tubercle. Front and middle tibice 

 each with a strong deep subapical notch, the hind tibiae with a 

 feeble notcli, but just as strongly curved at apex as the others. 

 Length 12-15 1/2 mill. 



9- Differs in having the elytra wider and more ovate, with the 

 apex less widely rounded; the apical segment of abdomen teebiy 

 depressed on each side of apex, and the tibial notches much less 

 pronounced. 



Hub. : Australia (Beli^ian Museum); W. Australia : Norseman, 

 Bardoc (C. FnENCn), Goolgardie (C. White). 



This species (in common with many others belonging to the 

 Belgian Museum) was sent to D' P'erguson for comparison with 

 Macleay's types in the Australian and Macleay Museums. In reply 

 he wrote to me « Unnamed in Australian Museum from Boulder 

 City, and in my own collection from Eucla. Its affinities are evidently 

 to that group of species which lies between Psa^^ditra and Talaxiriviis, 

 and of this group it is most nearly allied to Howitti, in the nature 

 of its anal excavation, but may be distinguished by the notched 

 tibiae. » Of this group Howitti, Riverince and rnorbillosa all have 

 the tibige without subapical notch. 



The spots on the elytra are usually quite distinct, although not 

 sharply defined. The ridge above each scrobe is curved in front, 

 and has a slight inner trend to its base, and, as the inner ridges 

 prevent the sublateral sulci from becoming conjoined at the base, 

 the resemblance to an M of the elevated parts is not very pronoun- 

 ced. The elytra at a glance appear to be rather densely granulate, 

 but this appearance is due to a great extent to the spaces between 

 the punctures being more or less elevated, and each elevation 

 crowned with a seta. From the sides, however, small and almost 

 regular granules can be seen on the alternate interstices, and on 

 abrasion these become more noticeable. 



Two specimens have the setae longer stouter and paler, these 

 differences being very pronounced under a lens. But as the general 

 sculpture, including the abdomen and tibiae of both sexes, is the 

 same, I have not considered than as representing more than a 

 variety. 



567. TALAURINUS SIMPLIGIPES n. sp. 



O^. Black. Moderately clothed with short, depressed, subsetose 

 pubescence (scarcely scales), of a more or less dingy ^rey or rusty- 

 brown, and feebly variegated on elytra; prothorax with three 

 indistinct longitudinal stripes. In addition with numerous sub- 

 depressed reddish setae. Under surface rather sparsely clothed. 



