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Elytra rather feebly arcuate at base, rather strongly diminish- 

 ing in width from basal fourth ; with large round punctures, 

 distinctly wider than interstices, but appearing much smaller 

 through clothing ; interstices regular. Basal segment of uhdo- 

 men feebly concave. Legs stout; front coxae rather widely 

 separated : front tibiae rather strongly curved at apex. 

 Length, 4i mm. 



Female. Differs in being wider, punctures smaller, basal 

 segment of abdomen rather strongly convex and tibiae 

 straighter. 



jjah.—^ev^ South Wales: Forest Reefs (A. M. Lea). 



In the only male before me the scales are quite uniform 

 in colour, but in the female they are somewhat mottled, and 

 the legs have feeble pale rings. The prothoracic sculpture is 

 much as in Ferqnmni, but the edentate hind tibiae should 

 prevent the two species from being confused together. In 

 general appearance both sexes are much like those of jnHven- 

 fris, but the prothoracic granules are very different. 



Mandalotus humeralis, n. sp. 



Male. Reddish-brown, appendages paler. Densely 

 clothed with muddy-brown scales, and with rather sparse 

 setae. Front tibiae very sparsely ciliated. 



Antennce rather stout. Frothorax moderately transverse, 

 rather flat, sides strongly rounded ; median line narrow ; 

 with numerous fairly large and rounded, but subobsolete, 

 granules, not readily traceable through clothing. Elytra 

 trisinuate at base, rather suddenly inflated behind shoulders, 

 and thence rather strongly descreasing in width to near apex ; 

 with rows of large punctures, usually twice the width of 

 interstices, or even more, but often almost or quite concealed ; 

 interstices feebly thickened in places. Basal segment of 

 abdomen gently concave. Legs stout; front coxae rathei 

 widely separated ; front tibiae rather strongly curved at apex. 

 Length, 3J mm. 



Female. Differs in being larger and wider, less angular 

 in appearance, abdomen gently convex throughout, and tibiae 

 straighter. 



Hah.—^ew South Wales: National Park (in rotting 

 leaves. A. M. lica). 



In both specimens before me the scales are without vari- 

 ation, but in places are obscured by dirt, as is so frequently 

 the case with species living in decaying leaves. The setae of 

 the upper surface are rather sparse and irregularly distri- 

 buted, and vary in colour from whitish to dark-brown. One 

 specimen has the rostral carina entirely concealed, but in the 

 other it is distinct (almost certainly through abrasion) in the 

 middle. 



