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M. ordensis, sp. nov. Minus brevis, sat parallelus ; minus 

 nitidus ; nigro-piceus, antennis dilutioribus ; setulis minutis 

 sparsim vestitus ; capite antice leviter late nee triangulariter 

 emarginato, lateribus vix sinuatis ; prothorace sat fortiter 

 transverse, antice parum angustato, confertim aspere nee 

 grosse punctulato, lateribus subtilissime erenulatis leviter 

 areuatis, angulis antieis subaeutis modiee productis posticis 

 obtusis retrorsum subprominulis, basi utrinque sat fortiter 

 sinuata ; elytris crebre striatis, striis sat latis, interstitiis 

 latis convexis biseriatim punetulatis et transversim rugatis 

 (seulptura latera versus confusa) ; tibiis antieis extus 

 (exemplorum visorum) obsolete obtuse 3-dentatis ; tarsorum 

 postieorum artieulo basali crasso quam 2"^^ paullo longiori ; 

 unguiculis simplieibus. Long., 3f 1. ; lat.. If 1. 

 A rather narrow parallel little speeies, with a general resem- 

 blance to 31. modicus, but differinof by its clypeus only feebly and 

 roundly emarginate in front with front angles quite rounded off, 

 its prothorax not emarginate before the hind angles which are 

 obtuse, and the much shorter and thicker basal joint of its hind- 

 tarsi. In the two examples before me the front tibiae are exter- 

 nally feebly trisinuate rather than toothed, but it is possible this 

 is due to the apex of the teeth having been worn off. 



W. Australia; sent by Mr. Lea from Ord River, Kimberly 

 district. 



M. collaris, sp. nov. Sat brevis, latus ; minus nitidus ; piceus, 

 antennis dilutioribus ; setulis brevibus gracilibus testaceis 

 suberectis vestitus ; capite antice late minus profunde tri- 

 angulariter emarginato, lateribus sat fortiter sinuatis ; pro- 

 thorace fortiter transverso, antice sat angustato, sat fortiter 

 minus crebre punctulato, lateribus sat areuatis, angulis 

 antieis sat acutis modiee prominulis posticis obtusis, basi 

 recta ; elytris substriatis, interstitiis planis vix in ajqualibus 

 puncturis sat magnis papillatis biseriatim impressis ; tibiis 

 antieis extus obtuse 3-dentatis (dentibus inferioribus 2 

 approximatis a 3° sat remotis) ; tarsorum postieorum artieulo 

 basali quam 2"^" sat longiori ; unguiculis simplieibus. Long., 

 4 1. ; lat., 21 1. 

 This species is very notable in the genus through the base of 



its prothorax being quite straight, — not at all sinuate. 



S. Australia ; I have no record of the exact locality of capture. 



M. imitator, sp. nov. Modiee elongatus ; subnitidus ; piceus 

 subrufescens, antennis dilutioribus ; setulis brevissimis 

 adpressis sat sparsim vestitus ; capite antice sat fortiter 

 triangulariter emarginato, lateribus latis leviter sinuatis, 

 angulo ante oeulum acute recto ; prothorace fortiter trans- 



