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Long. 0.10 



Port Denison ; Mr. MacLeay's collection. 

 This species also comes very near himaculatus and luridus. 

 The elytra are less closely punctate, and therefore I am justified 

 in placing more value than usual on the colour of the elytra in 

 separating the species. 



Sp. 31. A. immaculatus. 

 Pallide ferrugineus punctulatus capite transverse postice qua- 

 drate ; thorace subtransverso, antice transverse rotundato 

 postice contracto ; elytris brunneis immaculatis lateribus 

 rotundatis, lineis suturalibus notatis. 

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South Australia ; Mr. Masters. 

 The elytra are much rounded, the sutural lines very distinct. 

 There is a faint ferrugineous tint on the shoulders and along the 

 suture. A paler variety 1 have received from Mrs. Kreusler, 

 captured at Gawler, but it seems to be the same species. There 

 are several specimens of the typical form in the Museum collec- 

 tion, brought by Mr. Masters from his late Western excursion. 



Group VIII. 



Thorax oblong trapezoidal flattened ; body shining, almost 

 glabrous ; elytra parallel, hardly convex, anteriorly quadrate. 



Sp. 32. A. floralis. Payk. 

 Fusco-brunneus nitidus glabriusculus, subtiliter punctulatus ; 



antennis, pedibus, thorace, elytrisque antice ferrugineis. 

 Long. 0.13. 



South Australia ; Mrs. Kreusler. 

 This species, for I cannot distinguish any real difference 

 between the South Australian and the European specimens, has 

 not only a large range, but has also been long known. It was 

 described by the great naturahst in his Fauna Suecica as Meloe 

 Floralis in the year 1735 ; and under different names has been 

 frequently described since. It has been found in Lapland, Scot- 



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