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CC. Alternate elytral interstices strongly 



elevated ... ... ... asper, Mad. 



BB. Dorsal surface not setose nor pilose. 



C. Elytra opaque and densely coriaceous, 



with flat almost punctureless interstices posticus, E7\ 

 CC. El.ytra not as in posticus, Er. 



D. N either pronotum nor elytrabicolorous. 

 E. Pronotum not confluently punc- 

 tulate. 

 F. Punctures of elytral striae well 

 defined, not confused with those 

 of the interstices (which are 

 much finer). 

 G. Pronotum with an evident 

 longitudinal sulcus in hind 

 part. 

 H. Front part of pronotum rugu- 

 lose. Size moderate, more 

 than 41. long ... 

 HH. Front pare of pronotum 

 not ru^ulose. Size small, 

 less than 31. long 

 GG. Pronotum evenly convex 

 across hind part 

 FF. Punctures of elytral striae much 

 confused with coarse intersti- 

 tial puncturation ... 

 EE. Pronotum confluently and asper- 

 ately punctulate 

 DD. Pronotum unicolorous, elytra bi- 

 colorous. 

 E. Elytra opaque ... ... 



EE. Elytra nitid. 



F. Elytral interstices finely punc- 

 tulate ... 

 FF. Elytral interstices coarsely punc- 

 tulate ... 

 DDD. Both pronotum and elyora bicolor- 



ous ... ... ... cruciger, 



0. Cowleyi, sp. nov. Latus ; robustus ; 



Dunningi, Har. 



Dumbrelli, Blachb! 

 sydneyensis, Blackb. 



negatorius, Blackb. 

 subocelliger, Blackb. 



rubrimaculatus. Mad. 



quadripustulatus, Fab. 

 bipustulatus, Fab. 

 Mad. 



supra glaber ; subtus 

 fulvo-hirtus ; subiiitidus ; ferruginous vel piceus, antennaruui 

 clava rufo-testacea ; clypeo transversim rugato ; sutura 

 clypeali carinata ; carina froatali ufc lamina erecta utrinque 

 leviter vel vix sursum producta ; oculis convexis, vix mani- 

 feste granulatis, latis (horum latitudine quam antennarum 

 clavas vix minori) ; prothorace quam longiori ut 18 ad 11 

 latiori, supra antice retuso, parte retusa laevi vel potius 

 obsolete punctulata, cetera parte grosse fortiter rugulosa 

 postice longitudinaliter impressa, parte dorsali media antice 

 carina forti transversa arcuata integra marginata tuberculo 

 sat magno conico utrinque pone oculum supra partem 

 retusam sito, fovea magna lateral! fortiter impressa, lateribus 

 modice arcuatis antice et postice sat fortiter sinuatis, 



