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than the suturai one, and running for its apical third at a little 

 distance from the outer margin ; beneath dark purple-brown , 

 legs red. 



Head closely punctured, with a small narrow ridge in front; 

 hairy. Prothorax subconvex, rather short, sides gently rounded, 

 slightly narrowed towards the top; deeply punctured, rugosely at 

 the sides, with an irregular glabrous Une in the middle; hairy. 

 Elytra rather short , gradually narrowed towards the top , apices 

 moderately divergent, suturai and marginal spines rather broad 

 and short , the humeral fold small , angularly produced ; costate , 

 interstices plain, slightly transversely wrinkled, with a distinct 

 row of shallow punctures on each. Undersurface very closely and 

 finely punctured; covered, legs included, with a delicate silvery 

 pubescence. 



Unique in coll. Oberthiir. 



13. Astraeus Oberthiiri v. d. Poll. — nov. spec. 



Elongatus^ nitidus, supra purpureo-bruuneus , in elytris fulgeiitius ; 

 singula elytra fascia obliqua ab humero ad suturant ante medimii^ 

 macula basali et tribus maculis in parte apicali, flavis notata; 

 subtus aureo-cupreus. Caput dense punctatum. Prothorax contiexus, 

 lateribus apicem versus modice rotundato-angustatis ; fortiter punc- 

 tatus , creberrime in lateribus. Elytra costata, interstitiis planis , 

 distincte sparsimque punctatis; apicibus sat divergentibus , spinis 

 suturalibus et marginalibus subacutis. Pars in/era confertim punctata , 

 densissime subtilissim.eque in abdomine. Caput, thorax et pars infera 

 pubescentia sericea teda, densius subtus. 



Long. 9 — IQi mm. , lat. 3| — 4 mm. 



Habitat: Australia. 



Shining, uppersurface purple-brown, the elytra more brilliant; 

 each of the elytra with a flavous spot at the base, a strongly 

 curved band , originating at the shoulder and extending to the 

 suture somewhat above the middle, without touching , however, the 

 suture, its concavity turned towards the base, a row of three 



