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species o£ the geuus it is almost well-defined in some speci- 

 mens. In all the species of the genus known to me there is a 

 distinct elytral impression on the third interstice, behind the 

 middle, but I have seen occasionally examples in which it is 

 hardly to be discerned; also, I find that under a strong lens 

 the anterior tibiae are crenulate on the lower part of their 

 exterior margin. The under surface and femora are dotted 

 very thinly with extremely long hairs. 



P, onucronatus, sp. nov. Eufo-piceus, prothorace (marginibus 

 lateralibus exceptis) et capite obscurioribus ; illi angulis 

 posticis acutis subdentif ormibus ; elytris apice submucro- 

 natis, minus fortiter striatis, interstitiis planis antice, 

 postice subconvexis. Long., 6 1. 

 The thorax is widest a little in front of the middle, with its 

 lateral margins rather strongly rounded and quite widely re- 

 flexed (considerably more so than in P.feliv, Schaum), and 

 has a feeble impression on either side at the base, with scarcely 

 any puncturation ; the anterior angles are strongly produced. 

 The apex of the elytra is produced in a conspicuous manner. 



A specimen has been sent to me by Mr. Eothe, of Sedan, and 

 there is another (badly crushed and useless as a type) in the 

 South Australian Museum, taken at Parallana by Mr. C. M. 

 Bagot, from which, however, I have described the colours, as 

 the specimen from Mr. Eothe appears to be immature, and is 

 much paler. 



JP. hrunneus, sp. nov. Eufo-brunneus vel piceus, antennis palpis 

 pedibusque dilutioribus ; prothorace canaliculato, antice bi- 

 sinuato, postice angustato, angulis posticis obtusis ; elytris 

 fortiter striatis. Long. 4f — 5 1. 

 Erown, inclining to reddish, or to pitchy ; legs palpi and 

 antennae uniformly paler. Head, across the eyes, a little wider 

 than the base of the thorax. Thorax transverse, widest in 

 front of the middle, scarcely half again as wide as long, faintly 

 channelled (the channel reaching neither the base nor apex) ; 

 the anterior margin bisinuate, considerably wider {i.e., as 4 to 

 3i) than the base ; sides rather strongly rounded, scarcely 

 sinuate just before the base, with a narrow reflexed margin ; 

 base very gently emarginate ; anterior angles not prominent ; 

 posterior angles very obtuse, but not quite rounded off ; the 

 region of the posterior angles explanate, with the margin con- 

 siderably turned up ; across the thorax, just in front of the 

 base, is a transverse depression, which is separated from the 

 extreme base (except close to the posterior angles) by a narrow- 

 portion which is not depressed and into which the central 

 longitudinal channel does not penetrate : in the transverse de- 

 pression there are some obscure wrinkles, and the explanate 



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