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entirely black, or with the prothorax entirely and the elytra partly 

 black. One specimen has the elytra black, except for the suture 

 margins and tubercles, which are of a rather bright red. The 

 interstices ol the elytra are so interrupted tliat they only appear as 

 lateral margins of the punctures, being no wider or more regular 

 than the other sides of the puuclures. All the tuhercles have nume- 

 rous granules. 



In appearance very close to fasciculata, but prollioracic punc 

 tures, or at least most of Ihem, much larger (more than twice the 

 size). The prothoracic punctures are larger than in any other 

 species known to me, and each generally appears to have four or 

 five conical granules on its margins, the granules (from some direc- 

 tions) causing the prothorax itself to have quite strongly serrated 

 sides. Most of the elytral punctures are even larger than those on 

 the prothorax, and their margining granules also cause the elytra 

 to appear to have serrated sides. The three large elytral fascicles 

 are also more conspicuous than in fascicidata, and the hindmost 

 one is almost cylindrical. On that species also, the elytral punctures 

 are surrounded on all sides of their summits with numerous small 

 depressed granules, whilst in the present species the granules are 

 much fewer in number (never more than five around each puncture, 

 instead of at least eight, and usually from ten to twelve). In the 

 present species also, when viewed from the sides, the granules are 

 seen quite distinctly to be conical; except on the suture, where, 

 however, they are much sparser than on fascieulata. 



181. OXYOPS SIMPLEX s. sp. 



Black or dark brown, appendages obscurely diluted with red. 

 Densely clothed with short stout setfo, mostly white, but on the 

 elytra distinctly variegated. 



Head with quite concealed punctures ; inter-ocular fovea deep, 

 but small and partially concealed. Rostrum about once and one 

 third as long as greatest width ; basal two-thirds with coarse but 

 normally quite concealed punctures; apparently without median 

 line or carina. Prothorax evenly convex, with almost evenly 

 rounded sides; witli dense, but more or less concealed punctures; 

 median carina very feeble. Elytra elongate- cordate, parallel- sided 

 from shoulders to near apex ; with regular rows of large, but 

 partially concealed punctures; interstices with small concealed 

 granules. Intercoxal process of mesosternuui not, or scarcely, 

 produced. Tibiae feebly denticulate Lengtli 5 1/4-61/4 mill. 



Hab. : Australia (A. Bovie); Queensland : Brisbane (Belgian 

 Museum), Mackay (G. French). 



