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genus inter alia by its strongly crested elytra and by its wide 
mesosternum which is strongly emarginate behind. If it be re- 
garded as belonging to the group with the eyes not quite “ sub- 
divided” it would have to take its place in the Symphiletes group 
in which it would be distinguishable inter alia by its prothoracic 
sculpture being (not transverse but) longitudinal together with 
the absence of tomentose depressions on the abdomen of the 
male. Its real affinity seems to me to be unquestionably with 
Atyporis and Prosoplus which it closely resembles in facies, but 
it differs from both in its mesosternum being in front neither 
perpendicular nor in the least produced or tuberculate. This 
latter character, together with the third joint of its antenne not 
being perceptibly shorter than the fourth distinguishes it from 
Menillus. 
C. Cowleyi, sp. nov, Picea, pedibus antennarum basi et elytris 
postice rufescentibus ; obscure griseo pubescens, elytris ad 
basin pilis elongatis flavis (in cristis 2 positis) et in medio 
fascia irregulari maculari (hac e pilis nonnullis albidis non- 
nullis flavis formata) ornatis; capite prothoraceque sat 
crebre ruguloso-punctulatis ; hoc transversim subquadrato, 
in medio late leviter sulcato, sulco carina mediana instructo; 
elytris a basi paullo ultra medium grosse ruguloso-punctulatis 
et granulatis, ad apicem rotundatis, parte apicali obsolete 
nec rugulose punctulata, disco obsolete 2- vel 3-costato, 
angulis humeralibus sat rectis. Long., 6 1.; lat,, 22 1. 
A remarkable insect on account of the two short but strongly 
elevated longitudinal crests bearing long and dense yellow pilosity 
and placed one on either side of the scutellar region. 
N. Queensland; sent to me by Mr. Cowley; also by Mr. 
French. 
RHYTIPHORA. 
hk. Frenchi, sp. nov. (Fem.) Nigra, pilis niveis ornata, his in 
capite (ut linea oculos anguste, antennarumque articulos 
singulos late, cingens ; et ut macule diverse in genis mandi- 
bulis et clypeo posite), in prothorace (ut linez transverse 4 
dorsales, his subtus dilatatis et prosterni totam superficiem 
vestientibus), in elytris (ut macule numerossime et vitta 
densa lata lateralis basin haud plane attingens) in sternis 
(partem medianum minus dense vestiente et in lateribus ut 
macule nonnull dense condensatis), in abdomine (sat dense 
distributis sed maculis numerosis denudatis interruptis) et in 
pedibus (totam superficiem vestientibus) dispositis ; capite 
sat grosse punctulato, vertice longitudinaliter canaliculato ; 
prothorace ruguloso, transversim bisulcato ; elytris sparsim 
pergrosse punctulatis, puncturis singulis penicillas singulas 
