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the two median ones of whicli are distinct; under surface and legs 

 witii dingy brown scales, sparsely distributed amongst the sooty 

 ones. 



Head, rostrum and antennas as in the preceding species, except 

 that the antenuce are rather thinner and that the second joint of the 

 funicle is a little more noticeably longer than the first. Prothorax 

 rather strongly transverse, sides rounded, towards apex feebly 

 arcuate; with a moderately distinct median carina; punctures 

 entirely concealed. Elytra considerably wider than and the outlines 

 not continuous with those of prothorax, shoulders moderately 

 produced, sides first oblique, thence for half their length parallel, 

 thence strongly arcuate to apex; seriate-punctate, punctures large 

 but almost entirely concealed. Basal segment of abdomen with a 

 distinct depression in middle, each side of intercoxal process 

 sulcate. Femora moderately stout, edentate, indistinctly grooved. 

 Length 7 1/2 mill. 



Hah. : Australia(J. Faust), Melbourne, Adelaide (Belgian Museum), 

 N. S. Wales (Macleay Museum). 



In many respects this species is very close to the preceding, but 

 the outline (which is reminiscent of Platyporopterus) is decidedly 

 angular, the elytra are proportionately longer and wider, and are 

 supplied with an epipleural fold. The scales are denser (on the 

 abdomen they are very dense) and have a decided tendency to form 

 into fascicles on the elytra, whilst on the prothorax they form 

 lines; the scales on the under surface and legs are not uniformly 

 sooty. 



426. TENTEGIA ANOPLA n sp. 



Black, legs and antennae dull piceous red. Each puncture with a 

 stout yellowish seta; elytra with indistinct and irregularly 

 distributed spots of obscure whitish setse. 



Head with large round, shallow regular punctures; ocular fovea 

 not traceable. Rostrum with four almost regular rows of large 

 punctures behind antennse, and leaving three indistinct median 

 costte. Prothorax with dense, .large, round, shallow punctures. 

 Elytra subcordate, at base the width of prothorax; behind shoulders 

 subtuberculately produced; with series of large subquadrate punc- 

 tures or fovese, becoming larger at sides; interstices (except the 

 two lateral) with regular series of somewhat flattened granules, 

 one at each corner of a puncture. Two basal segments of abdomen 

 foveate, the foveas of the second forming a single row across middle, 

 but irregular at sides. Femora edentate, less densely punctured 



