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narrowed beliind; yellovv brown, \vitli llie base cbesnut. Elytra very 

 deeply and coarsely punctured , witb irregulär stroiigly elevated 

 longitudiiial nervures; yellow brown, with a broad chesnnt band 

 extending from tlie Shoulders to a liltle above the middle of the 

 suture, and sonie irregulär markings of llie same colour towards 

 the apex, leaving a broad ])and of the ground colour across the 

 middle. Underside of the body chesnut brown, punctured. Legs 

 dark chesnut brown, punctured. Tarsi of the same colour. 



Length ^%qq inch [—21/2'"]. Native of New Holland. In the 

 Cabinet of the Rev. F. W. Hope." 

 Saund, 1. c. 206. n. 5. 



XXXIII. Onchosoma rufescens Saund, „Head punct- 

 ured, dark amber brown, with some ill-defined rufous markings on 

 the face. Antennae reddish brown. Thorax rugosely punctured, 

 with the lateral margins strongly crenate, and having two rounded 

 protuberances on the upper surface, one on each side of the central 

 line; chesnut brown, with a broad black band passing from the 

 anterior to the posterior margin over each protuberance, and three 

 rounded large black spots margined with castaneous, one [on] the 

 external side of each protuJjerance and one in the hollow between 

 them. Scutellum subquadrate, narrowed behind, punctured, castane- 

 ous brown. Elytra deeply and rugosely punctured, with the long- 

 itudinal nervures but very indistinct, and having two slight elevations 

 at the base, one on the Shoulders, and the other between tliat and 

 the scutellum; dark chesnut brown, with a black patch on the 

 Shoulder, and an indistinct broad black band running along the 

 basal half of the suture. Underside of body light reddish brown. 

 Legs robust, punctured, chesnut brown, with a large black patch on 

 the outer and inner sides of each femor a little below the middle. 

 Tibiae blackish towards the apex. Tarsi deep chesnut. 



Length 2 5/^^^ indi [—2%'"]. In the Cabinet of Capt. Parry. 

 Habitat New Holland. 



This is a species distinct in the sculpture of the elytra and 

 markings; but owing to the specimen having been gummed it is 

 difficult to make out the original colour." 



Saund. 1. c. 207. u. 6. 



Die unter n. XXIX — XXXIII. aurgefülutcn Arten gehören snmnUlidi znr Giil- 

 liiug Cadmus, HoUe 5. Vergl. oLcii die bei dieser geniaclite Bemerliung. 



