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is distinguished from Koebelei by its much more closely punctured 
head, the less dilatation of the sides of its elytra, the stronger 
emargination of its fifth ventral segment, and its shorter and 
more convex build. 
Queensland ; taken by Mr. Koebele near Toowoomba. 
P. (Scymnodes) Eugenia, Blackb. (Fem.) I take this to be 
probably the female of P. immaculatus, Blackb. It differs from 
the male of that species in its darkly colored head and front cox, 
in its anterior claws not being subbifid and in its fifth ventral 
segment being rounded behind. I originally considered it a 
possible var. of P. Koebelez. 
P. consimilis, sp. nov. (Mas.) Sat late ovalis; minus convexus; 
pilis albidis brevibus erectis sat dense vestitus ; piceo-niger, 
elytris macula magna apicali sanguinea ornatis, antennis 
palpis tibiis anticis et tarsis omnibus rufescentibus, abdomine 
rufo-testaceo; capite crebrius subtilius, prothorace crebrius 
paullo magis fortiter, elytris sat crebre sat fortiter sat 
eequaliter, punctulatis ; elytris pone humeros ad latera sat 
fortiter rotundato-dilatatis; mesosterno haud carinato; 
unguiculis anterioribus subbifidis. 
Fem. vix differt nisi segmento ventrali 5° haud emarginato et 
unguiculis omnibus appendiculatis. Long., 12 1.; lat., 13,1. 
This species is very much like S. Hoebelez, but differs from it 
in a number of characters ; it is of less convex form (viewed from 
the side the summit of the outline curve is at the middle of the 
insect in Koebelei but considerably behind the middle in 
consimilis); the apical spot on its elytra is much larger; its head 
is much more closely punctulate ; its elytra are much more evenly 
punctulate there being little or no difference inter se in the size 
of the punctures, all of which are as large and strong as the 
coarser punctures in Aoebelez. 
Queensland ; taken by Mr. Koebele. 
P. obscuricollis, sp. nov. (Mas.) Ovalis (minus late); sat con- 
vexus; pilis albidis (exempli typici vix fulvescentibus) 
brevibus erectis sat dense vestitus ; piceo-niger, prothoracis 
macula magna utrinque posita antennis abdominisque parte 
apicali fulvis; capite crebrius subtilius, prothorace crebrius 
paullo magis fortiter, elytris dupliciter (sc. subtiliter et sat 
fortiter) sat crebre, punctulatis; elytrorum puncturis apicem 
versus magis fortiter impressis; elytris pone humeros ad 
latera fortiter rotundato-dilatatis; mesosterno haud carinato; 
unguiculis anterioribus leviter subbifidis. Long., 14 1.; lat., 
Leak 
In the unique example of this insect the markings of the pro- 
thorax (perhaps variable) are most easily described if the fulvous 
