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but not deeply bisinuate, with slightly projecting rectangular angles, apex 
subtruncate in the middle but with its angles extending to the transverse 
eyes ; its sides broadly flattened, widest at or before the middle, each with 
about 6 moderate indentations ; disc transversely convex, but somewhat 
impressed or flattened along the middle, its sculpture irregular, nowhere 
very close, consisting apparently of minute asperities. Elytra oblong, 
considerably narrowed and subvertical behind, more than double the length 
of thorax, a little broader than it is at the base, and slightly curved there, 
with obtuse shoulders; they are without definite striae or punctures, but 
have irregular series of minute, somewhat unequal asperities or granules ; 
there is a slight lateral plica at each shoulder, and near each side, behind 
the middle, there are 2 or 3 slight, suboblong elevations, these are 
sometimes confluent, and unite with the horizontal nodosity at the top of 
the posterior declivity, just inside and below this nodosity there is a dark 
angular depression. 
Underside infuscate, its granular sculpture becoming finer from front 
to rear. Prosternum broadly grooved between the coxae. The suture 
between the intermediate coxae is obsolete. Basal ventral segment not 
twice as long as the next and subtruncate between the coxae, 4th shortest, 
the broad sides are coarsely subseriate-punctate or granulate according to 
the point of view. 
Antennal joints 7-10 transverse, abruptly shorter than preceding ones, 
the terminal subconieal. 
The almost wholly nigrescent surface of the typical species (2376) 
distinguishes it. 
Length, 6-64 mm.; breadth, 23 mm. 
Gordon’s Knob, Nelson; 15th November, 1914. Three specimens 
obtained by Mr. T. Hall. A fourth measures 7} mm. by 3}mm., and is 
almost entirely fusco-testaceous. 
Group OEDEMERIDAE. 
3858. Sessinia brookesi sp. nov. Sessinia Pascoe, Journ. Entom., 11 
p- 45. 
Depressed, elongate, subopaque, variegate ; pubescence slender, elongate, 
tawny-grey, closer on the elytra than on the thorax, flavescent on the head ; 
elytra dull fuscous, faintly olivaceous when alive, the suture and lateral 
margins pale testaceous ; head and thorax a little nitid, fusco-fulvous, the 
former with a large interocular spot, the latter with a broad vitta along 
the middle, and its sides, fusco-piceous ; legs, antennae, and palpi fuscous, 
the knees and tips of the palpi testaceous, femora fulvescent near the base. 
Head of about the same length as thorax, finely punctate. Thorax 
slightly longer than broad, widest and moderately rounded before the 
middle, base and apex feebly medially emarginate; closely and finely 
punctate, with a central impression at the base. Scutellum subquadrate, 
testaceous. Elytra nearly double the width of thorax, four times its 
length, shoulders rounded, apices strongly so and almost entirely covering 
the pygidium ; their close and fine punctation continuous, each elytron 
feebly bicostate. 
Underside finely pubescent, the breast and coxae fulvescent ; abdomen 
fuscous, its 5th segment as long as its predecessor, entire. 
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