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I do not find any other difference from the genus Brachypterus 
in the species for which I propose this new name; they have (as 
in Brachypterus) two segments of the abdomen uncovered, bilobed 
maxille (I have been able to spare for dissection only one of 
the species described below, but it is reasonable to suppose the 
maxille of the others similar), head devoid of antennal sulci, 
basal joints of tarsi dilated. The species described below have 
altogether the facies of Brachypterus. I have not seen a true 
Brachypterus (with prosternum not produced behind the front 
cox) taken in Australia ; but two species have been attributed 
to the genus :—B. metallicus, Reitter, from ‘ Australia,” and 
testaceus, Bohem., from ‘ Sydney.” The former of these I have 
certainly not seen; the latter is approached by an example in my 
collection from W. Australia, which, however, has the prosternum 
produced hindward, and therefore is not a true Brachypterus, but 
as it is quite possible that this character may have escaped the 
notice of M. Bohemann, and I am unable to specify any other 
well-defined distinction in the example before me, I regard it as 
possibly WV. testacews, and refrain from describing it, although I 
have little doubt that a comparison of types would show them to 
be two species. 
NV. australis, sp. nov. Ovalis [femina (?) latiori]; vix perspicue 
pubescens; supra brunneus, corpore subtus antennis pedi- 
busque testaceis; capite antice transversim impresso pro- 
thoraceque parum subtiliter vix crebre punctulatis ; hoc ad 
basin quam elytrorum basis paullo latiori, fortiter transverso, 
antice sat angustato angulis posticis rotundatis ; elytris fere 
ut prothorax punctulatis. Long., 14 1; lat., 41. 
Compared with B. gravidus, Ill., which it equals in size, this 
species is somewhat wider and more robust and less pubescent 
and differently colored ; it also differs inter alia in the following 
characters ; the punctures on the head and prothorax are dis- 
tinctly larger and not so closely crowded together, those of the 
elytra are less deeply impressed as well as larger and less close, 
the propygidium is coarsely coriaceous rather than distinctly 
punctulate. 
W. Australia ; taken by E. Meyrick, Esq. 
NV. creber, sp. nov. Ovalis; subtiliter pubescens; piceo-niger, ore 
antennis pedibus elytrorum segmentorumque dorsalium apice 
et segmentis ventralibus apicalibus totis rufescentibus vel 
testaceis ; capite prothoraceque crebre minus  subtiliter 
punctulatis, hoc ad basin quam elytrorum basis paullo latiori, 
sat transverso, antice sat angustato, angulis posticis rotun- 
datis; elytris crebre squamoso-punctulatis vel potius coriaceis ; 
propygidio postice in medio angulato. Long., 11.; lat., $1. 
