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C. The metasternam impunctulate, except at 



the postero-exlernal corners ... ... Victorice [t M&rs.) 



CC. The general surface of the metasternum 

 very distinctly punctulate. 

 D. The puncturatiou of the metasteraum 



very sparse ... ... ... umhilicatus {''. MdiVS.) 



DD. The puncturation of the metasternum 



close ... ... .. ... niiliaris {"i Msirs.) 



P. saucius. Fern? Ovalis ; minus convexus ; sat nitidus ; 



niger, antennis pedibusque ferrugineis ; capite crebre sub- 



tiliter punctulato, stria antice continua recta instructo ; 



prothorace transverse antice angustato, supra crebre sub- 



tilius punctulato, trans marginem apicalem stria subtilissima 



(hac cum stria laterali vix continua) impress© ; elytris sat 



crebre sat fortiter (antice versus suturam multo magis 



subtiliter) punctulatis, striis 2 dorsalibus minus perspicuis 



postice abbreviates et stria subsuturali apicali brevissima 



instructis ; propygidio pygidioque subtilissime punctulatis, 



in hoc area transversim ovali stria continua circumcinta 



(hac area postice fovea profunda impressa) ; prosterno 



utrinque striato ; mesosterno antice arcuatim emarginato, 



transversim stria impresso, hac ad fines obtuse angulata et 



retrorsum continuata ; metasterno fere l?evi, utrinque late 



longitudinaliter sulcato, sulco in segmento basali ventrali 



(hoc distincte sparsim punctulato) continuo ; tibiis anticis 



extus minute 4-dentatis.. Long., 1 1.^ lat., |- 1. 



Very distinct from the other described Australian Paromali 



by the wide sulcus longitudinally impressing either side of the 



metasternum and continued on the basal ventral segment ; also 



by the characteristic sculpture of its pygidium. I have seen five 



specimens of this insect which do not seem to differ sexually 



inter se. 



N. Queensland (Mr. Koebele). 

 P. TerrcE-regince, sp. nov, Fem."? Ovalis; sat latus ; sat 

 depressus ; nitidus ; niger, antennis pedibusque obscure 

 ferrugineis ; capite crebre subtiliter punctulato, stria antice 

 continua recta instructo; prothorace transverso antice 

 angustato, supra subtilius sat crebre punctulato, stria sub- 

 marginali pone caput vix perspicua ; elytris sat crebre vix 

 fortiter (antice versus suturam magis subtiliter) punctulatis, 

 striis dorsalibus 2 et stria subsuturali apicali brevissima vix 

 perspicue impressis ; propygidio perspicue, pygidio vix per- 

 spicue, punctulatis ; hoc in medio sulco profundo transver- 

 versaJi (certo adspectu literam M latissimam simulanti) 

 impresso ; prosterno inter coxas sat lato, utrinque striata ; 

 mesosterno antice arcuatim emarginato, transversim stria 

 impresso, hac ad tines obtuse angulata et retrorsum con- 



