254 THE INSECTS OF GAYNDAH, 



lum oblong, I'eddish. Elytra nearly three times longer than the 

 width, striate- punctate, and narrowed and rounded at the apex. 

 Legs yellow. 



469. — MONOCREPIDIUS SUBMARMOKATDS. n. Sp. 



Length 4 lines. 

 Subelongate, black, slightly nitid, punctate, and clothed with 

 ashen pile. Head reddish in front. Thorax longer than the 

 width, with the median line very lightly marked, and the pos- 

 terior angles strong, acute, bicarinated, aud of a reddish colour. 

 Scutellum elongate, red. Elytra three times longer than the 

 width, striato-punctate, and rounded at the apex, with small 

 patches, and rather indistinct fasciae of whitish pile interspersed 

 over their entire surface. Abdomen and legs of a brownish red. 



470. — MONECREPIDIDS FDLVIPENNIS. n. Sp. 



Length 4^ lines. 

 Subnitid, finely punctate, and clothed with long fulvous pu- 

 bescence. Head rather convex, black behind and red in front. 

 Thorax very little longer than the width, not marked or obso- 

 letely so on the median line, and of a brownish colour in front 

 and red behind, with the posterior angles broad, acute, and 

 strongly bicarinated. Elytra three times longer than the width, 

 of a pale red colour, striato-punctate, and rounded at the apex. 

 Body beneath and legs brownish red. 



471. — MONOCREPIDIUS NEBDLOSUS. n, Sp. 



Length 3| lines. 

 Subelongate, dark red, subopaque, densely punctate, and 

 slightly pilose. Head subconvex. Thorax much longer than 

 the width, without median line, and with the posterior angles 

 moderately long, the appearance of having the apex broken off", 

 and the inner carination very small. Elytra three times longer 

 than the width, strongly striato-punctate, rounded at but not 

 narrowed towards the apex, and somewhat cloudily marked with 

 a bi-oad sutural vitta and two broad fasciae of a dark brown 

 colour. Abdomen pale red. Legs yellow. 



