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A dull brownish-black species. It is differentiated from 
I. asper by its coloration and much more coarsely granulated 
prothorax. Iphisaxus, with its comparatively short metaster- 
num, hardly agrees with Aterpine, yet there seems to be no 
place for it among any of Lacordaire’s “ tribes” with a long 
metasternum. 
Rhinoplethes ignavus. 
f. obovatus, piceo-fuscus; prothorace rugoso-punctato; elytris 
seriatim foveatis ; antennis brevibus, funiculi articulo ultimo valde 
transverso. Long. 4 lin. 
Hab, Champion Bay. 
Obovate, pitchy brown, above with a few narrow erect 
scales ; rostrum stout, tricarinated anteriorly towards the apex ; 
antenne short, stout, the last joint of the funicle nearly as 
broad as the club; prothorax coarsely punctured ; elytra with 
large shallow foves arranged in rows; body beneath and legs 
covered with brownish scales and with black sete interspersed. 
This species differs from 2. foveatus in colour, sculpture, 
and shorter antennw. In that species, owing to their closeness, 
the fovee assume a hexagonal form, giving the surface a 
reticulated appearance. 
Rhinaria tessellata. 
R. oblonga, pallide griseo-squamosa ; elytris sat sparse nigro-tessel- 
latis; rostro glabro, antice rotundato, scrobe transversa; tibiis 
anticis rectis. Long. 7-8 lin. 
Hab. West Australia. 
Oblong, covered with pale greyish scales, the elytra rather 
sparingly sprinkled with squarish black spots; rostrum 
straight, glabrous, glossy black, the scrobe transverse, lying 
almost directly beneath the eye, the divided lobe between the 
eyes continued to the rostrum, where it _joms the bump be- 
tween the insertions of the antenne; the latter slender, the 
scape not much longer than the first joint of the funicle; club 
pointed ; prothorax longer than broad, slightly produced in 
front, rounded at the sides, covered with numerous small 
glossy black granules, the scales between mostly brownish, 
but some forming three pale diverging stripes ; scutellum small, 
densely covered with pure white scales; elytra less than three 
times the length of the prothorax, much broader than the 
latter at the base, striate, the interstices slightly raised, each 
with a line of glossy black granules; body beneath and legs 
with closely set greyish scales ; fore tibie straight. 
This species has the outline of £. stedlio, but differs in its 
