190 REV. F. W. HOPE'S OBSERVATIONS 



Fam. SxENocHORiDyE, Leach. 

 Sect. 1. Armigeri. 

 Antennis thoraceque spinosis ; apicibus elytrorum bidentatis. 



Genus Stenochorus', Fab. 

 Stenochorus gigas. 

 Tab. XII. Fig. 5. 

 Sten. ater, thorace spinoso incEquali, elytris ad basin nigra flavoque variegatis. 



Descr. — Antenna corpore fere duplo longiores, articulis ternis primis nigricantibus, 

 reliquis fusco-ferrugineis, articulis intermediis apice spinosis. Caput atrum antice 

 rufo-ciliatum, palpis ferrugineis. Thorax utrinque spinosus, spinis brevibus, tuber- 

 culatus, rugosus et ater. Elytra bidentata, ad basin nigro flavoque variegata, vario- 

 loso-punctata. Corpus infra nigrum abdomine postice piceo, femoribus atris, 

 tibiis tarsisque fusco-brunneis et tomentosis. 

 Long. lin. 18^; lat lin. 5^. 

 Hab. In interiori parte Novae Hollandiae. 

 In Museo Dom. Hope. 



This magnificent species, the largest of the genus, was given to Captain Roe, when 

 engaged on his survey of the Australian coast ; it was labelled as coming from the inner 

 country. 



Stenochorus latus. 

 Sten. fusco-brunneus, thorace cinereo-tomentoso, elytris flavo brunneoque variegatis. 



Descr. — Caput cinereum. Antenna longitudini corporis vix sequales. Thorax utrin- 

 que spinosus, spinis acutis, tomentosus et rugosus, antice binis tuberculis rubro- 

 piceis insignitus. Elytra flavo brunnea maculisque nigris variegata, macula sutu- 

 rali magna lunulata, ad apicem posita. Corpus infra nigrum, pectore, pedibusque 

 brunneo-piceis, tarsisque auricomatis. 

 Long. hn. 1.5; lat. hn. 4. 



Hab. In Nova Hollandia circa Flumen Cygnorum. 

 In Mus. Dom. Hope. 



Stenochorus longipennis. 



Sten. atro-brunneus, thorace cinereo, elytris antice flavo variegatis, postice piceo-brunneis. 



Descr. — Antenna longitudine corporis, fusco-flavEe et tomentosse. Thorax utrinque 



spinosus, spinis acutis, ad humeros elytrorum curvatus, rugosus, tuberculo nigro et 



glabro in medio disci posito. Elytra elongata ad apicem parum attenuata, antice 



brunnea, lineis flavis longitudinalibus variegata, postice reliqua parte disci atro- 



' Type of the genus Stenochorus semipunctatus, Fab. 



