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sion of tlic front raised above; the siirrouiiding parts ; pro- 

 thorax somewhat lieart-shaped, tlie sides with a moderately 

 Avide foliaecous mar«2;in, stron«^ly rounded anteriorly, gradually 

 contraetinp; behind into a narrow base ; anterior angles brcjadly 

 rounded; diseoidal lines strongly im])ressed, the two lateral 

 nearly extending to the apex, beeoming, however, gradually 

 fainter ; seutellum deeply enseoneed between the elytra, rounded 

 posteriorly; elytra more than twice the length of the prothorax, 

 their costie equal ; body beneath and legs glossy brownish 

 chestnut, tarsi ferruginous. Length 9-10 lines. 



The strongly marked form of the prothorax is exclusively 

 the character of this species. 



Atryphodes cericollis. 



-4. niger, nitidus ; capite prothoraceque aireo-brunneis, hoc trans- 

 verso, angulis anticis obtusis, marginibus sat late foliaceis, sulcis 

 discoidalibus lateralibus interruptis ; elytris costis a^qualibus. 



Hah. Queensland. 



Black, sliining ; bead and prothorax bronze-brown, the 

 former with the frontal impression somewhat hexagonal, the 

 upper line forming three shorter sides ; antennai black ; 

 prothorax transverse, strongly rounded and rather broadly 

 foliaceous at the sides, the anterior angles obtuse, lateral dis- 

 eoidal lines interrupted ; seutellum triangular, on the same 

 level as the elytra ; the latter about twice the length of the 

 prothorax, their costaj equal ; body beneath and legs glossy 

 brownish black. Length 6 lines. 



This species in habit more nearly approximates, although 

 very diiferent, to A. Howittii) but the strongly rounded pro- 

 thorax is more characteristic of A. Walcknaeri, Its precise 

 habitat is uncertain. 



Atryphodes encepjlialus. 



A. angustatus, niger, nitidns ; prothorace oblongo, antice sat fortiter 

 emarginatus, lateribus angustc foliaceis, modicc rotundatis, sulcis 

 discoidalibus lateralibus interruptis vel fere obsoletis ; elytris 

 costis sequalibus. 



Hah. Rockhanipton. 



Narrow, black, shining ; part within the frontal impression 

 raised and marked above with two fovea? ; prothorax oblong, 

 sides slightly rounded, foliaceous margin of moderate width, 

 anteriorly rather strongly emarginate, the anterior angles 

 somewhat obtuse, central diseoidal line well marked, the two 

 lateral interrupted, occasionally nearly obsolete ; seutellum 

 triangular, lying below the level of the elytra ; the latter about 



