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Ph yllo cep haling. 



Genus Dalsira. 



Dalsira humeralis, 



Phyllocephala humeralis, AValk. Oat. Het. iii. p. 490. n. 22 (1868). 

 Basicn/ptus? humeralis, Letb. & Sev. Cat. Gen. Hem. t. i. p. 242 

 (1893). 



Dalsira vi'cina. 



Phyllocephala vidua, Sign. Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1851, p. 44G. n. 13. 

 Phyllocephala funesta, Walk. Cat. Het. iii. p. 490. n. 23 (1868). 



Genus Basicryptus. 



Basicryptus distinctus. 



Phyllocephala distinct a, Sign. Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1851, p. 446. 

 Phyllocephala impresses, Walk. Cat. Het. iii. p. 489. n. 21 (1868). 



Walker's type is a small specimen of Signoret's species. 

 The series now before me varies in length from 17 to 22 millim. 



Basicryptus diversus, sp. n. 



Brownish ochraceous ; inner lateral margins, a central 

 anterior spot and a central transverse line to pronotum, a 

 broad central longitudinal fascia to scutellum, inner margins, 

 and a submarginal fascia to corium black. The divergent 

 lateral lobes of head shorter than in preceding species; a 

 distinct spine in front of eyes ; antennas mutilated. Pro- 

 notum moderately convex, the lateral angles subprominent, 

 the lateral margins acutely dentate; two transverse levigate 

 lines on disk, posterior half rugose and punctate. Scutellum 

 with the basal and lateral margins and margins of the central 

 black fascia raised and levigate ; centrally thickly punctate, 

 outwardly sparsely so. Corium sparsely punctate, membrane 

 ochraceous. Sternum, rostrum, and legs ochraceous; abdo- 

 men beneath brownish ochraceous ; stigmatal spots and a 

 prominent spot on lateral areas of presternum piceous. 



Long. 15 millim.; exp. pronot. angl. 8^ millim. 



Hab. Australia ; Swan River (Coll. Dist.). 



Allied to B. rugicollis, Westw., and B. Frenchi, Bergr., 

 but differing from both by the strongly serrate lateral margin 

 to the pronotum, the non- or subprominent pronotal lateral 

 angles, &c. 



