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which character suffices alone to separate it from its described 
allies. 
S. Australia. 
P. bella, sp. nov. Mas. Sat late ovata; sat nitida; sat con- 
vexa ; subtus niger, plus minusve flavo-notata ; supra flavo- 
lutea, antennis (basi excepta) nigris, pedibus nigris plus 
minusve flavo-notatis; capite crebre subtilius punctulato, 
longitudinaliter parum impresso; antennis quam corporis 
dimidium sat longioribus, articulo 3° quam 1"* paullo longiori; 
prothorace quam longiori plus quam duplo latiori, antice 
sinuatim fortiter emarginato, postice obsolete bisinuato, in 
disco acervatim sat crebre sat fortiter (ad latera crasse) 
punctulato, interstitiis subtilissime sparsim punctulatis, 
lateribus modice arcuatis fortiter bisinuatis, angulis anticis 
mucronatis posticis fere nullis; elytris quam longioribus 
parum latioribus, fortiter subcrebre (ut P. porose, Er.) 
punctulatis, interstitiis sparsim punctulatis antice sat planis 
apicem versus subverrucosis, angulis humeralibus (a latere 
visis) minus rotundatis deorsum manifeste productis ; pro- 
sterni parte mediana modica, longitudinaliter sulcata, sulci 
fundo postice longitudinaliter convexo. lLong., 53 1.; lat., 
Lee 
This species has much superficial resemblance to P. porosa, Er., 
but differs from it by considerably larger size, flatter elytral in- 
terstices (especially in front), &c., and especially by the different 
shape of the prosternum. 
Australia ; I have no record of the exact Jocality. 
P. Zietzi, sp. nov. Fem. Sat late ovata; sat nitida ; convexa; 
pallide flavo-testacea, antennis (basi excepta) nigris ; capite 
crebre subtiliter punctulato, longitudinaliter perspicue sub- 
tiliter impresso; antennis quam corporis dimidium paullo 
brevioribus, articulo 3° quam 1" breviori ; prothorace quam 
longiori paullo plus quam duplo latiori, antice sinuatim fort- 
iter emarginato, postice leviter bisinuato, in disco acervatim 
subtilius minus crebre (ad latera sat crasse nec crebre) 
punctulato, interstitiis subtiliter punctulatis, lateribus sat 
arcuatis distincte leviter bisinuatis, angulis anticis mucronatis 
posticis fere nullis ; elytris quam longioribus vix latioribus, 
minus crebre minus fortiter fusco-punctulatis, interstitiis 
leviter inzequaliter convexis, angulis humeralibus (a latere 
visis) leviter rotundatis deorsum leviter productis; prosterni 
parte mediana minus lata longitudinaliter sulcata. Long., 
Aes debe be 
This species resembles P. obsoleta, Oliv., but differs from it 
(apart from color) by its somewhat narrower form, its less trans- 
