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naliter carinato : segniciitis veiitralibus sat obsolete punc- 



tulatis, ultimo medio breviter lobato-producto ; tibiis 



anticis extus 3-dentatis ; tarsis posticis (exempli typici) 



subtus minus sparsim setosis, articulo basali quam 2"' 



sat breviori ; coxis posticis quam metasteriium quinta 



hujus part-e brevioribus. Long., 5 1.; lat., 2J 1. 



Near (S^. convericollis, Blackb., and no doubt the same sex 



as the type of that species, since the apical projection of the 



last ventral segment is almost sure to be sexual ; at the same 



time the much greater convexity of the pygidium in this 



species is suggestive of sexual difference. This species differs 



from S. cnnve.ricollis in many respects besides that of its pro- 



notum being of normal convexity; inter' alia, the apical joint 



of its maxillary palpi is more slender and elongate, the punc- 



turation of all parts of its dorsal surface except the pygidium 



is much finer : that of its pronotum is evidently — and of its 



elytra considerably — closer ; its clypeus is more rounded in 



front ; the basal part of its pygidium is carinate ; its surface 



is very evidently iridescent, and its t-arsi are evidently more 



setose beneath. 



New South Wales : I have unfortunately no record of the 

 exact locality. This and the preceding species are both. I 

 believe, from localities at no great distance from Narrabri, 

 or at any rate in that direction, where I collected some 

 Scitalce. 



S. Ino, sp. nov. Fem. Ovata ; convexa ; subnitida : subglabra ; 

 rufo-brunnea, iridescens ; antennis 8-articulatis, flabello 

 quam articuli 2-5 conjuncti vix longiori : palpis (exempli 

 typici) carentibus ; clypeo crebre punctulato, antice ro- 

 tundato modice refiexo ; fronte sparsim minus subtiliter 

 punctulata, sat convexa ; prothorace sat fortiter (ut 9 ad 

 5) transverso, antice minus angustato, supra sparsius 

 minus subtiliter punctulato, angulis anticis sat acutis 

 posticis obtusis (vix rotundatim) haud explanatis : basi 

 late vix sinuatim rotundata ; scutello punctulato : elytris 

 sat fortiter geminato-striatis, fere ut pronotum punctu- 

 latis ; pygidio sat fortiter convexo crebrius minus subtili- 

 ter punctulato ; segmentis ventralibus sat obsolete punc- 

 tulatis, ultimo late subtruncatim rotundato : tibiis anticis 

 (exempli typici) extus obtuse subobsolete 3-dentatis : tar- 

 sis posticis (exempli typici) carentibus ; coxis posticis 

 quam metasternum quinta hujus parte brevioribus. 

 Long., 5 1.: lat., 2|- 1. 



The specimen here described is unfortunately not in good 

 condition, but as it is the only female that I have seen which 

 can be grouped with the preceding two species it seems de- 



