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10 et 11 recte truncatis: prothorax capite fere duplo latior, ma- 

 nifesto longior, elongato-obcordatus ; marginibus anlico paullo 

 sinuatus, lateralibus antice paullo convexus, postico angustior, 

 truncatus, angulis subprominentibus, fere acutis : elytra longa, 

 parallela, prothorace paullo latiora, apice rotundata: pedes bre- 

 ves, femoribus subtus apicem versus excavatis tibiis recipienti- 

 busj tarsis 4-articulatis. Deretaphrus fossiis. Fuscus, epicra- 

 nium latum, confertim punctum : prothorax confertim punctus, 

 medio profiinde longitudinaliter impressus : elytron utrumque 

 4-carinatum, interspatiis biseriatim punctis : coi-pus subtus con- 

 fertim punctum. (Corp. long. '475 unc. lat. '15 unc.) 

 Under White Gum bark. 



75. Deretaphrus puteus. Fuscus: epicranium latum, confertim punc- 



tum : prothorax confertim punctus, linea ovata dorsali profiinde 

 impressus : elytra striata ; utriusque elytri striae 3 longitudina- 

 les dorsales impressae, tunc carinae 2 elevatae interspatio pro- 

 funde depresso, tunc carinae 3 minores laterales. (Corp. long. 

 •25 unc. lat. '075 unc.) 

 Taken by Mr. Davis, under bark. 



76. Deretaphrus illusus. Piceus : epicranium latum, confertim punc- 



tum : prothorax confertim punctus, dorso, fovea magna, antica, 

 vaga, lineaque curvata, postica, distincta, ferro equino similli- 

 ma impressus : elytri utriusque striae 3 longitudinales dorsales, 

 spatio inter 2um et 3um plane elevate, tunc carinae 5 elevatae, 

 laterales, interspatiis seriatim punctis. (Corp. long. "2 unc. lat. 

 •06 unc.) 

 Between layers of Woolibut. 



77. Deretaphrus vittatus. Piceus; utriusque elytri vitta lata laete 



rufo-picea : caput punctum : prothorax punctus, dorso depres- 

 sus, spatio mediano longitudinal! elevato glabro : elytra lineata, 

 linea Ima manifesta. (Corp. longr '175 unc. lat. "5 unc.) 

 Between layers of Woolibut. 



Natural Order. — Helopites. 



78. Boliiophagus Sapphira. Fuligineus, lanugine molli undique ob- 



situs : elytra maculis 4 maximis, pulcherrimis, aurantiis ornata ; 

 vel potius, elytra pulcherrime aurantia cruce nigro ornata. (Corp. 

 long. "3 unc. lat. '15 unc.) 

 Found on wattles. This pretty little insect has the superficial ap- 

 pearance of an Endomychus, but 1 think it really belongs to the 



