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thorax and front legs 
in male pale yellow 
LL. Not colored as L 
KK. Pubescence fulvous 
L. Hind legs black A 
LL. All the legs rufo- 
testaceous 
II. Elytra almost levigate 
towards the lateral mar- 
gins 
GG. Form very elongate 
FF. Prosternal ridge not extend- 
ing to front margin of 
prosternum. 
G. Elytra not marked with a 
sharply defined sanguin- 
eous pattern. 
H. Head and prothorax not 
entirely bright rufous. 
I. Head black. 
J. Size large, sides nearly 
parallel 
JJ. Size small, sides arcuate 
II. Head red 
HH. Head and prothorax ax 
entirely bright rufous 
GG. Elytra marked! with a 
sharply defined sanguin- 
eous pattern 
EE. Puncturation of elytra much 
more strong and sparse 
DD. Prosternum quite sumple 
CC. Pubescence long and sparse 
BB. First ventral suture normal 
AA. Abdominal lamellz complete. 
B. Elytra with defined markings ... 
BB. Elytra devoid of markings ... 
flavifrons, Blackb. 
tenebricosus, Boh. 
Whittonensis, Blackb. 
inaffectatus, Blackb. 
casuarine, Blackb. 
aurugineus, Blackb. 
subelongatulus, Blackb. 
oscillans, Blackb. 
victoriensis, Blackb. 
sublatus, Blackb. 
Sedani, Blackb. 
pretiosus, Blackb. 
inusitatus, Blackb. 
notescens, Blackb. 
queenslandicus, Blackb. 
parallelus, Blackb. 
vagans, Blackb. 
HYPOCYREMA, gen. nov. (Coccinellidarum ). 
Corpus pubescens ; 
oculi subtiliter granulati ; 
clypeus antice late 
truncato-emarginatus wabteiiesne ad laters late dilatatus 
antennarum basi omnino obtegens ; 
scutellum parvum ; lamelle abdomin- 
eequaliter convexum ; 
prosternum latum sat 
ales magne integra, segmenti basalis apicem attingentes ; 
elytrorum epipleure sat late, ad femora recipienda foveolate ; 
femora in sulcos recepta ; suture ventrales bene impresse ; 
tibiis in femorum sulcos recepte. 
