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tibiis anticis extus tridentatis ; tarsis posticis modicis, 

 articulo basali quam 2i''^ sat breviori ; coxis posticis brevi- 

 bus, metasterno duplo brevioribus; segmento ventrali 

 apicali postice leviter emarginato. Long., 7 1.; lat., ?J 1. 

 Its large size, very long antennal flabellum, long maxil- 

 lary palpi, and very short hind coxae (scarcely half as long as 

 the metasternum) render this species very distinct from its 

 known congeners. None of these characters, however, ap- 

 pear to me to indicate generic distinctness. 



New South Wales : Young. Given to me by Mr. Sloane. 

 F. inmnanius, sp. nov. Mas. Ovatus ; sat nitidus ; supra sub- 

 glaber, lateribus ciliatus ; subtus pilosus ; totus ferrugi- 

 neus ; antennis 9-articulatis, flabello 3-articulato haud 

 arcuato sat elongato (capiti longjtudine sat sequali) ; pal- 

 pis maxillaribus minus elongatis, quam capitis inter 

 oculos latitudo multo brevioribus ; capite crebre vix sub- 

 rugulose minus subtilit-er, pronoto subtilius minus crebre, 

 punctulatis; j^^othorace quam longiori fere ut 5 ad 3 

 latiori, antice sat fortiter angustato, lateribus modice 

 arcuatis, angulis anticis acutis posticis bene definitis ob- 

 tusis, basi marginata utrinque sinuata; scutello fere 

 Isevi : elytris sat fortiter punctulato-striatis, striis haud 

 geminatim ordinatis, interstitiis planis sat fort'ter sub- 

 crebre punctulatis ; pygidio sat crebre sat fortiter (sed in 

 media parte fere laevi) punctulato; tibiis anticis extus 

 tridentatis; tarsis posticis modicis, articulo basali quam 

 2"s sat breviori; coxis posticis sat brevibus sed quam met- 

 asternum nullo modo duplo brevioribus; segmento ven- 

 trali apicali postice leviter emarginato. Long., 5 1. ; lat., 

 241. 



An insect of unattractive appearance, not unlike the pre- 

 ceding (P. major) in respect of colouring and sculpture; but 

 much smaller and with much shorter antennal flabellum 

 (which is not curved), much shorter maxillary palpi, prothorax 

 much less strongly transverse, etc., etc. 



North Queensland. Sent to me by Mr. Sloane. 



P. inusifatus, sp. nov. Mas. Ovatus; sat nitidus; supra sub- 

 glaber, lateribus ciliatis ; subtus pilosus ; pioeo-ferrugin- 

 eus, antennis capite pronotoque obscurioribus ; antennis 

 9-articulatis, flabello 4-articulato arcuato sat elongato 

 (quam caput nonnihil longiori) ; palpis maxillaribus 

 minus elongatis, quam capitis inter oculos latitudo multo 

 brevioribus; capite confertim subrugulose minus subtili- 

 ter, pronoto fortiter sat crebre, punctulatis; prothorace 

 quam longiori ut 4.^ ad 3 latiori, antice sat fortiter an- 

 gustato, lateribus modice arcuatis, angulis anticis acutis 

 posticis obtusis, basi marginata utrinque sinuata; scutello 



