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cordate, base closely applied toprothorax, and conjointly slightly 

 arcuate, sides strongly intlated near base, becoming much wider 

 than prothorax, thence strongly diminishing in width to apex. 

 Front tibke stout, moderately curved, strongly denticulate below; 

 claws very uneven. Length 5—7 mill. 



Hah. : W. Australia, Murchison (G. French), Geraldton (A.-M. 

 Lea). 



The shape is very peculiar and somewhat resembles that of turni- 

 dnlus, hut the rostrum and scrobes are difl'erent, front tibife shorter, 

 elytra more narrowed posteriorly, eyes with larger facets, seta? 

 thinner, etc. The scales are peculiarly soft looking, and are usually 

 of a slightly mottled pale muddy grey or fawn; on one specimen 

 many of them are almost brick-red. On two others there are 

 numerous snowy white scales scattered about, giving the surface 

 a peculiarly speckled appearance. The eyes are generally margined 

 with pale scales, and there is usually a pale median line on the 

 head. There are sometimes green scales on the muzzle. On the 

 under surface the scales are usually white or bluish- white, but 

 are sometimes distinctly mottled with brown. The setce, although 

 not erect, are very conspicuous from some directions, on the 

 elytra they sometimes appear to form feeble rows. 



On abrasion the head is seen to have small and sparse punctures, 

 which, however, tend to become continent between the eyes; the 

 rostruni is somewhat rugose and depressed, but not carinated along 

 middle; the sublateral sulci are feeble and before abrasion are just 

 traceable; the scales encroach on the apical plate, which^other- 

 wise, would be normally distinct. The prothorax has no granules, 

 but the punctures are fairly large and numerous, with numerous 

 minute punctures on the interspaces. The punctures in the elytral 

 striaB are not very large, and are not much more distinct after than 

 before abrasion. 



57. P. aesalon Pasc. 



58. P. exoletus Lea. 



59. P. inconspicuus Blackb. 



60. P. laticollis Ths. 



61. P. longipennis Pasc. 



62. P. nanus Gyll. 



63. P. nitidilabris Germ. 



64. P. paganus Boh em. 



65. P. pardalotus Pasc. — Hah. : K. G. Sounth 



66. P. pusillus Pasc. 



67. P. rostmlis Pasc. 



68. P. setosus Lea 



