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A species of peculiar form, being narrower than any other 
Heleus of this group known to me and narrowed hindward 
almost from the base of the elytra, with the apex in some speci- 
mens (probably males) almost acuminate. The lateral parts of 
the elytra are so strongly turned up that if a specimen be looked 
at from the side it will be seen that the sutural carina rises very 
little (or not at all) above the lateral margins, and is, in fact, 
invisible or nearly so. In the general character of its sculpture 
it is nearest I think to H. intermedius, but its elytra are much 
more closely granulate than those of that species, and the 
granules have much less tendency (in fact, none at all) to fall 
into rows. The prothorax, too, though not narrow in compari- 
son with the elytra is,—like the elytra,—narrower than in the 
allied species and therefore is less transverse. I have seen only 
two examples of this insect,—one from Murray Bridge in the 
S.A. Museum, —one in my own collection (of doubtful locality). 
This species is certainly not H. Browni, I think, as the latter is 
described “‘ broadly ovate.” 
S. Australia. 
H. modicus, sp. nov. Sat late ovatus; modice nitidis; sat 
glaber; piceo-niger, pedibus antennisque plus minusve 
rufescentibus ; prothorace (in disco) postice tuberculo sat 
acuto armato, ad latera crebre subtiliter (minus vel vix 
distincte) granulato, externe (a latere viso) cum elytris 
margine reflexo ad perpendiculum directo (hoc in prothorace 
et in elytris sat xqualiter lato, nitido, fere levi, convexo, 
subtus haud carina determinato) instructo, processubus 
anticis perlatis, angulis posticis sat acutis retrorsum directis ; 
elytris in disco minus subtiliter sat sparsim punctulatis et 
granulis parvis obtusis sparsim subseriatim ornatis, sutura 
carinata, parte laterali sat fortiter reflexa, crebre (plus 
minusve distincte) granulata et puncturis sat magnis prope 
discum sparsius impressa. lLong., 12 1.; lat., 8 1. 
Rather close to H. intermedius, Macl. (? De Bréme), but less 
nitid, with the lateral portions of the elytra more strongly 
upturned (though much less strongly than in H. scaphiformis) 
the erect edging of the prothorax not limited below by a carina, 
the disc of the elytra punctured very evidently less finely, and 
the sub-basal depression of the elytra (which is very strong in 
entermedius) scarcely defined. The distinct discal puncturation 
of the elytra forbids my regarding this species as_ possibly 
Brown, Kirby, one of the few characters mentioned by Kirby 
being “elytra haud punctata.” 
8. Australia. 
H. pallidus, Macl. Fully matured specimens are of dark 
colour, so that the name seems applicable only to immature 
examples. 
