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473. C. latus Pasc. 



474. Chimades lanosus Pasc. 



475. Ephrycus ohliquus Pasc. 



476. Melacymia marmorea Pasc. 



477. PhlcBoglymma alternans Pasc. 



478. Wihurdia scrobiculata Lea. — Hah. : Sydney. 



479. Tituacia ostracion Pasc. 

 480. ' Imalithus patella Pasc. 



481. AGHOPERA XANTHOP.RHCE.E n. sp. 



PiceoLis or reddish-piceous ; antennae and claw joints dull red. 

 Clothed with moderately large brown scales, leaving a feeble gloss; 

 the scales, although rather large, are indistinct and scarcely 

 obscure the punctures; on the elytra there are two rows to each 

 interstice. Golden scales form two lines on Hanks of prothorax 

 (sometimes feebly produced across disc), and a spot in middle of 

 base; elytra with four rather large patches, one on each side just 

 behind shoulders, and one about one fourth from apex; a few other 

 golden scales irregularly scattered. Sides and apex of prothorax and 

 apex of elytra with sparse fine setae. Under surface with muddy 

 scales of rather large size, but indistinct; and with fine golden 

 setae. Head obscurely clothed, apical half of rostrum nude. 



Head with punctures and ocular fovea just traceable. Rostrum 

 finely punctured on naked portion; in male slightly incurved to 

 middle, in female parallebsided. Scape longer than two basal 

 joints of funicle. Prothorax in male slightly longer than wide, in 

 female more noticeably so; disc llattened, a feeble groove in middle 

 of base, sides rounded; apex not suddenly narrowed by constriction, 

 which is not continued across summit; with dense and strong 

 distinct punctures. Elytra wider in male than female, feebly 

 decreasing in width from base to near apex; rather feebly striate; 

 each with about ten regular rows of large, round, distant or 

 moderately distant punctures; interstices scarcely raised, about the 

 width of punctures. Melaslernum with a row of large punctures at 

 base, and a few less noticeable at apex. Rasal segment of ahdo)nen 

 with about six large punctures on intercoxal process, and some 

 smaller ones at apex; second segment with traces of some large 

 punctures. Length 31/2 mill. 



- Ilah. : W. Australia (Relgian Museum); Swan River, Darling 

 Ranges, Donnybrook, Russelton (A. M. Lea). 



The male is smaller and broader than the female; the two basal 

 segments of abdomen are flattened and alike in both sexes (I have 



