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elytra appear finely striate, the striae scarcely punctulate. The 

 fascicles of setse are confined to the elytra where they have a 

 dark velvety appearance. On the second interstice there are two 

 or three quadrate fascicles considerably behind the middle, on the 

 front two-thirds of the third interstice two or three elongate 

 fascicles, on the fifth insterstice two elongate and two quadrate 

 fascicles placed alternately. Difiers from all its congeners known 

 to me by the fascicles of erect setae being entirely confiaed to the 

 inner half of each elytron. 

 S. Australia. 



31. coloratus, sp. nov. Latus ; convexus ; minus nisidus ; piceo- 

 niger, sed indumento squamoso opaco tectus corpore subtus 

 pedibus et nonnullorum exemplorum elytris laLera versus 

 rufis ; supra setis erectis vestitus, his hie et illic condensatis 

 (paitim in tuberculis partim in superficie dorsali positis) ; 

 prothorace valde transverso, antice fortiter angustato, supra 

 in parte mediana antica sat fortiter compresso elevato, trans 

 medium late leviter sulcato, pone sulcum transversim obso- 

 lete tuberculato-fasciculato ; elytris crenulato-striatis, inter- 

 stitiis vix con^exis (S'', 3", 7° que pone medium obtuse vix 

 tuberculatis, fasciculis in interstitiis 2° — 7''{.ositis; sternis 

 minus crebre (coxis posticis magis crebre) sat fortiter punc- 

 tulatis. Long , If 1 ; lat., U 1. (vix). 



The second elytral interstice bears a moderately large fascicle 

 considerably behind the middle and a very small one still nearer 

 the apex — between these last two there are some whitish scales 

 in very fresh specimens ; the third interstice has a small basal 

 fascicle, about three small fascicles almost confluent ending with 

 about the first quarter of the interstice, a small one somewhat in 

 front of the middle, about seven small subconfluent ones ending 

 a little behind the middle, a scarcely perceptible one considerably 

 behind the middle and a well defined one near the apex ; the 

 fourth interstice has a scarcely defined fascicle at the top of its 

 hind declivity ; on the fifth interstice there is a moderate then a 

 small then a large then a small fascicle, beginning a little in 

 front of and ending considerably behind the middle — the hind- 

 most fascicle of the third interstice might be reckoned as belong- 

 ing to this seiies as the third and fifth interstices coalesce 

 behind ; the sixth interstice has a scarcely defined fascicle near 

 the apex ; the seventh interstice has a large fascicle near the top 

 of its hind declivity and a smaller one still further back and the 

 eighth interstice is like the sis.th. These fascicles seem constant 

 in perfectly fresh specimens ; in specimens not quite fresh the 

 fourth, sixth, and eighth interstices are devoid of any trace of 

 fascicles. The tubercles of the elytra are only visible in abraded 



