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constricto lateribus medio subrotundatis, elytris leviter 

 punctatis apice subtruncatis, tibiis posterioribus extus ob- 

 tusissime terminatis. 

 Hab. Bombala, Australian Alps. 

 Of narrower form, and much darker colour than A. Eopei. 

 The basal joint of the antennae is small and square. The eyes 

 are prominent, and black. The thorax is narrowed in front, 

 rounded before the middle, constricted near the base, and deeply 

 canaliculate on the basal two-thirds of the median line. 



Aethropterus subampliatus. 

 Long. 4| lin., lat. If lin. 



Rufo-piceus subnitidus fulvo-hirtus, antennis latissimis articulo 

 primo transverse angulato, thorace oblongo parce punctato 

 canaliculato antice vix angustato, elytris postice subampliatis 

 apice subtruncatis, tibiis anticis extus acate posterioribus 

 obtuse terminatis. 

 Hab. Bombala. 

 This is a shorter, broader, and less nitid insect than the last 

 from the same locality. The first joint of the antennae is more 

 angular and transverse, the thorax is more depressed, less narrowed 

 in front and not constricted behind, and the elytra are wider and 

 somewhat ampliated towards the apex. 



Artheoptekus humeralis. 



Long. 5|- lin., lat. 2 lin. 



Rufo-piceus subnitidus fulvo-hirtus, antennis latissimis articulo 

 primo transverse, thorace subelongato subdepresso punctato 

 medio leviter canaliculato antice angustato postice truncate, 

 elytris longis parallelis subdepressis apice late rotundatis 

 conjunctim subemarginatis, tubiis anticis extus subacute 

 terminatis. 



Hab. Wellington and Dabee. 

 This is a large, dull coloured, and very hairy insect. The 

 thorax is less deeply canaliculate than in A. Hoj^ei. The elytra 

 are prominently rounded at the humeral angles, and broadly 



