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(? alterutrius sexus solum) tridentatis ; tarsorum posti- 

 coriim articulis 1° et 2° subrequalibus ; antennis novies- 

 articulatis, flabello 5 articulate. Long., 7i mm. 

 Jf. Tiylrida, sp. nov. Ovata ; minus nitida ; supra glabra, 

 prothorace et elytris capillis albis fimbriatis, illo postice 

 albo-ciliato ; pygidio propygidioque pruinosis ; illo sparsim 

 albo-hirto ; subtus pruinosa sparsim fortiter punctata 

 longe albo-birta ; clypeo antice (? alterutrius sexus 

 solum) leviter emarginato marginibus reflexis, sparsim 

 fortiter punctato ; capite protboraceque subtilius sat 

 crebre puncturatis (puncturis intus nitidis), boc nullo- 

 modo canaliculato ; scutello transverso, punctato ; elytris 

 striatis, striis crasse punctatis, bis prope suturam et mar- 

 ginem externum profundioribus, interstitiis nonnullis sub- 

 conyexis ; pygidio propygidioque pruinosis, sparsim nee 

 fortiter puncturatis, puncturis reque ac tboracis intus 

 nitidis ; tibiis anticis (? alterutrius sexus solum) apice 

 longitudinaliter productis, margine ex.terno yix bisinuato ; 

 tarsorum posticorum articulis 1° et 2° subfequalibus ; an- 

 tennis novies articulatis, articulis 5° et 6° intus evidenter 

 productis, flabello 3 articulato. Long., 9 mm. 

 M. Jiyh'ida, var. ? Elytris pedibusque nigrescentibus. Long.^ 

 8 mm. 

 The antennae of this insect seem to be intermediate between 

 tbose of the preceding species and of a typical Liparetrus, for 

 although the club consists of only three joints, the two joints 

 preceding it are quite distinctly (though slightly) produced on 

 the inner side. The antenna! club is longer, narrower, and 

 more pointed at the apex than that of any Liparetrus known to 

 me. Apart from such distinctions as are probably sexual, this 

 species differs from the preceding in the much greater opacity 

 and much closer puncturation of its thorax. 



I can discover nothing but size and colour to distinguish 

 the small dark specimen called "var?" from that described. 



This species was sent to me from "Western Australia bj 

 E. Meyrick, Esq. 



