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PjirLLOCEFHALINJB. 



Genus Dalsira. 



Dahira humerulis. 



Phyllocvphalit huuwralU, W'nWi. Cat. Hot. iii. p. 490. n. 22 (1868). 

 Banicri/ptusY humiralis, l^elh. & iSev. Cat. Gcii. llciu. t. i. p. 242 

 (1803). 



Dahira vici'na. 



Phyllucvphaln vuina, Sipn. Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1851, p. 440. n. 13. 

 Phyllocvphala fuiusta, Walk. Cat. Uet. iii. p. 400. n. 23 (1868). 



Genus Basichyptus. 



Easier y plus distinctus. 



rhyllocephala distincta, Sifrn. I»ev. et Mag. Zool. 1851, p. 446. 

 rhyllocephala wipressa, Walk. Cat. Ilet. iii. p. 489. n. 21 (1808). 



Walker's type is a small specimen of Signoret's species. 

 The series now before me varies in length from 17 to 22millim. 



JJasicryptus diversus, sp. n. 



Brownish ochraceous ; inner lateral margins, a central 

 anterior spot and a central transverse line to pronotum, a 

 broad central longitudinal fascia to scutellum, inner margins, 

 and a submarginal fascia to corium black. The divergent 

 lateral lobes of head shorter than in preceding species; a 

 distinct spine in front of eyes ; antennae mutilated. Pro- 

 notum moderately convex, the lateral angles sub|}rominent, 

 the lateral margins acutely dentate ; two transverse levigate 

 lines on disk, posterior half rugose and punctate. Scutellum 

 with the basal and lateral margins and margins of the central 

 black fascia raised and levigate ; centrally thickly punctate, 

 outwardly sparsely so. Corium sparsely punctate, membrane 

 ochraceous. Sternum, rostrum, and legs ochraceous; abdo- 

 men beneath brownish ochraceous; stigmatal spots and a 

 prominent sjwt on lateral areas of prostcrnum piceous. 



Long. 15 millim.; exj). pronot. angl. S^ millim. 



Ilab. Australia ; Swan liiver (Cull. Dist.). 



Allied to B. rugicolUsy Westw., and B. Frenchi, Bergr., 

 but differing from both by the strongly serrate lateral margin 

 to the pronotum, the non- or subprominent pronotal lateral 

 angles, &c. 



