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The granules vary in size, jjut the variation is nowhere alirupt or 

 irregular, the smallest ones are at apex of prothorax, some modera- 

 tely small ones are along the elytral suture; each hears a seta, hut 

 from many directions these are indistinct. The rostral punctures 

 are particularly coarse and confused in the male. The species was 

 originally sent to me by the late Herr J. Faust under the M. S. 

 name which I have adopted. One of the Museum specimens was 

 labelled Tasmania, almost certainly in error. 



428. PLATVPOROPTERUS SALERROSUS n. sp. 



Moderately densely clothed with small reddish scales, and with 

 stouter scales scattered about and forming two transverse slightly 

 curved fasciee on elytra : one at summit of posterior declivity, the 

 other (and less distinct one) between it and apex; a few whitish 

 scales scattered about. 



Head with a feeble median ridge; ocular fovea large and sub- 

 oblong. Piostrum moderately long, curved; moderately strongly 

 punctate towards base, shining and finely punctate elsewhere; each 

 side, immediately above scrobe, with a groove continuous from eye 

 to antenna. Scape thin, inserted one third from apex, the length of 

 six following joints; of these the two first are long and equal in 

 length. Prothorax transverse, flattened, widest about middle, sides 

 slightly oblique to base, concavely rounded to apex, base strongly 

 bisinuate; a few shallow punctures scattered about, except towards 

 base; disc on each side towards base with a shallow depression. 

 My^ra at base no wider than prothorax, immediately hiehind base 

 with a rounded lateral extension, thence slightly increasing in width 

 to apical third, and then rather strongly arcuate to apex, apex 

 rounded, each side of suture from near base to near middle with 

 from four to six glossy granules; with large punctures at base, 

 becoming indistinct elsewhere, except for three distinct rows on 

 the (strongly inwardly oblique) Hanks; third interstice raised at 

 base ; beyond middle with a slightly curved series of small tubercles 

 supporting a fascia; in places feebly striate. Length : 10 mill. 



Ilab. : N. S. Wales : Clarence River (Belgian Museum); Richmond 

 Puver(A. M. Lea). 



A peculiarly angular rough looking species. 



429. Poropterus zopherus Lea. 



There are numerous specimens before me which with some doubt 

 I refer to this species. They all differ from the types in being smaller 



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