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titer (ad latera crasse) punctulato, interstitiis subtilissime 
punctulatis, lateribus sat arcuatis sat fortiter bisinuatis, 
angulis anticis mucronatis posticis fere nullis ; elytris quam 
longioribus vix latioribus, crebre fortiter (quam P. Water- 
houser paullo magis crebre magis crasse) punctulatis, inter- 
stitiis subtilissime sparsim punctulatis leviter sat eequaliter 
rugulosis, angulis humeralibus (a latere visis) rotundatis vix 
deorsum productis; prosterni parte mediana minus lata, 
longitudinaliter sulcata. Long., 44-—511.; lat., 31—3¢ 1. 
This is a very distinct species bearing a general superficial 
resemblance to P. Waterhousei, Baly, but with the prothorax 
bisinuate laterally, the elytra more closely and less finely punctu- 
late with the interstices of their punctures distinctly more rugu- 
lose, &e. 
S. Australia. 
P. mystica, sp. nov. Fem. Ovalis; convexa; sat nitida ; 
testacea, elytrorum disco bifasciatim infuscato ; capite cum 
prothorace ut precedentis sculpturato sed illo haud longitu- 
dinaliter impresso ; antennis quam corporis dimidium haud 
longioribus, articulo 3° quam 1"* haud longiori ; prothorace 
quam longiori vix duplo latiori, antice fortiter vix sinuatim 
emarginato, postice bisinuato, lateribus minus arcuatis 
fortiter bisinuatis, angulis anticis mucronatis posticis fere 
nullis ; elytris quam latioribus vix longioribus, sparsim sat 
fortiter (fere ut P. obsolete, Oliv.) punctulatis, inter- 
stitiis subtilissime punctulatis leviter subobsolete (fere ut 
P. obsolete) convexis, angulis humeralibus (a latere visis) 
minus rotundatis vix deorsum productis ; prosterni parte 
mediana sat lata, longitudinaliter sulcata. Long., 6 1. ; 
lat., 441. 
This species closely resembles P. obsoleta in respect of the 
sculpture of its elytra, but differs much from that insect in its 
larger size, much less transverse and more strongly punetured 
prothorax, narrower form, &c. The markings on its elytra (if 
constant) furnish a very distinctive character. The whole disc 
of each elytron is of a dark-fuscous color (the punctures on this 
color being also dark-fuscous), except a space in front of and 
another behind the middle; thus the lateral portions of the 
elytra are of the general color (testaceous), while the rest of the 
surface presents dark coloring along the base and two dark 
fascize, one at, the other behind, the middle. 
S. Australia. 
P. variegata, sp. nov. Mas. Late ovalis; subrotundata ; con- 
vexa ; sat nitida ; rufo-testacea, antennis apicem versus plus 
minusve infuscatis, capite prothoraceque fusco-variegatis, 
