of the Genus Catasarcus. 21 



5. Catasarcus vinosus. 



Moderately ovate, very convex^ black, subnitid, with 

 roseate or pinkish scales, more or less scattered ex- 

 cept in the impressed parts ; head slightly convex in 

 front, four strongly marked caringe, the two intermediate 

 stouter than the lateral, and without scales between 

 them ; prothorax short, moderately transverse, minutely 

 punctured, the intervals delicately granulate, scales 

 minute, and very much scattered; scutellum very dis- 

 tinct, small, triangular ; elytra extending slightly beyond 

 the prothorax at the base, sulcate-punctate, the punc- 

 tures large, shallow, filled with rose-coloured scales, the 

 intervals slightly elevated, flattish, post-humeral spine 

 short, obtuse ; beneath blackish, partially scaly ; legs 

 reddish, clothed with small whitish scales and setie ; 

 antennse brownish-ferruginous, ruinutely scaly, second 

 joint of the funicle considerably shoi'ter than the first. 



Length 5 lines. 



Hah. — Champion Bay. 



A more than usually convex species, and from the 

 colour of its scales, a somewhat remarkable one. 



6. Gatasarcus effioratus. 



Rather broadly oval, strongly convex, black, shining, 

 with golden yellow scales confined to the impressed 

 parts ; head rather convex in front, four strongly-marked 

 caidnse, the two intermediate much stouter than the 

 lateral, the narrow groove between them not scaly, the 

 outer grooves and the two on the rostrum filled with 

 golden yellow scales ; prothorax short, not very trans- 

 verse, finely punctured and nearly naked above, the in- 

 tervals irregularly and slightly raised; scutellum small; 

 elytra projecting beyond the prothorax at the base, sulcate- 

 punctate, punctures somewhat and here and there dis- 

 tinctly hexagonal and transverse, the intervals narrow, 

 and, in the transverse direction forming regular strongly 

 elevated polished ridges, post-humeral spine large, slightly 

 recurved; beneath black, scales much dispersed; legs 

 dark reddish, with minute scattered scales and seta3 ; 

 antennae dark brownish-ferruginous, the funicle with the 

 joints gradually and regularly shorter to the seventh. 



Lengrth 6 lines. 



