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species from Scymnus but in the absence of such an investigation 
I find nothing to hinder its being placed there; it has the elytral 
epipleure without distinct fovex, incomplete abdominal lamelle, 
and comparatively small metasternal lamelle of a Scymnus. Its 
eyes however are small for a Scymnus and a little strongly granu- 
lated,—but without being able to specify any other clearly dis- 
tinctive character I do not think it seems desirable to found a 
new genus on these slight peculiarities alone. The insect bears 
a general resemblance to S. vagans, Blackb., but is at once dis- 
tinguishable by its incomplete abdominal lamelle, small eyes, and 
very coarse (fovea-like) sparse elytral puncturation. The long 
sparse elytra] pubescence of this insect places it in my tabulation 
beside S. notescens, to which it bears little general resemblance. 
N. Queensland ; taken by Mr. Koebele near Cairns. 
S. planulatus, sp. nov. Ovalis ; minus convexus ; sat nitidus ; 
pube albida suberecta vestitus; piceo-niger, elytris ante 
apicem antennis tarsis et abdominis apice rufescentibus ; 
capite sparsius distincte, prothorace crebre minus distincte 
punctulatis ; prosterno sequaliter convexo ; elytrorum sutura 
(parte basali excepta) subtiliter sat distincte carinata ; 
lamellis abdominslibus haud integris. Long., 1 1.; lat., 
—5 l. (vix). 
The only previously described Australian Scymnus having the 
abdominal lamellez incomplete and the prosternum not longitudin- 
ally carinate in the middle is S. cnusitatus, Blackb., which apart 
from color differs from the present species inter alia by its much 
more convex form and stronger puncturation. The elytra of this 
insect bear an il] defined reddish blotch behind the middle but 
which does not attain either the lateral margin or the apex. 
N.S. Wales; taken by Mr. Koebele at Paramatta, on 
Eucalyptus. 
S. mitior, sp. nov. Sat late ovalis; sat convexus; sat nitidus ; 
pube albida erecta vestitus ; rufus, nigro-variegatus (colore 
nigro prothoracis vittam latam medianam antice abbrevia- 
tam, et elytrorum vittam suturalem postice abbreviatam 
circa scutellum dilatatam et pone medium ut fascia mar- 
gines attingens dilatatam, formanti), sternis mediis et 
abdoniinis basi plus minusve infuscatis; capite prothoraceque 
subtiliter sat crebre, elytris crebre sed paullo minus subtili- 
ter, punctulatis; prosterno equaliter convexo; elytrorum 
sutura vix manifeste prope apicem carinata; lamellis 
abdominalibus integris. Long., 1 1.; lat., 75 1. 
In my tabulation of Scymnus this species stands beside 
parallelus, Blackb., from which it differs by its oval form, totally 
distinct markings, &c. The first ventral suture (though much 
