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behind the eyes (especially in the cf) and narrowed anteriorly, 

 nioderately coarsely and moderately closely iimbilicately 

 punctured, the middle and the space between the median 

 frontal furrows smooth, ground sculpture fine and strigose. 

 AntennnB with the 2nd and 3rd joints of equal length, the 4th 

 to 10th transverse. Thorax rather more shining than the 

 head and much narrower, longer than broad, on either side 

 of the smooth median area with a row of ten moderate 

 punctures, towards the sides irregularly punctured, ground 

 sculpture as on the head. Elytra longer and broader than the 

 thorax, finely and rather closely punctured and w^ithout 

 ground sculpture. Abdomen finely but more closely punctured 

 than in P. dimidiatus Motsch., transversely strigose. 



Mt. Murud, 6000 feet. 

 Pachycortnus lateralis n. sp. 



Black, moderately shining, the sides and posterior margins 

 of the abdominal segments narrowly and whole of tbe 6th 

 reddish testaceous. Head dilated behind the eyes. Elytra 

 as long as the thorax, closely rather finely punctured. 

 Antenna- and legs reddish-testaceous. Length 4.6 mm. 

 About the size of P. dimidiatus Motsch., but the temples are 

 rounded and dilated, the thorax longer and narrower and more 

 strongly punctured, the elytra longer and more closely punc- 

 tured and the abdomen more punctured ; from the preceding 

 species it is distinguished by its smaller size, less dilated head 

 and less finely punctured elytra. Head little longer than 

 broad, the temples slightly rounded and dilated, moderately 

 finely and moderately closely, umbilicately punctured, the 

 middle and inter antennal space smooth, ground sculpture 

 strigose. Thorax long and narrow on either side with a row 

 of nine or ten moderate punctures, externally irregularly 

 punctured. Elytra as long as the thorax, closelv and rather 

 finely punctured, but not so finely as in the preceding species. 

 Abdomen finely and moderately closely punctured. 



Tutau River, a single specimen. 

 Xan'tholtnus (S. str.) nioropolitus n. sp. 



Black, shining; head quadrate. Thorax with irregular row 

 of seven dorsal punctures. Elytra finely, superficially not 

 closely punctured. Antennse black, the 1st joint dark brown. 

 T^egs reddisli-brown. Length 12.-5 mm. 



A robust species. Head longer than broad, the temples 

 parallel, the posterior angles briefly rounded ; median frontal 



