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fnaj'oribies. Caput clypeo integro., ultimo articulo palporum cylin- 

 drico, apice acuto, prcBcedenti majori. Thorax antice emargina- 

 tus, scutellum 7iullum. Elytra j^ostice acuminata. Tibiae an- 

 ticce trigoncB externeque dentatcB, reliquce simplices. 



Sp. 1. Trigonotarsus Australis, Hope. Fuscus, antennis apice 

 piceis ; thorace piloso, elytrisque co7icoloribus ; corpus infra 

 squalidum et tomentosum ; tihiis anticis rubris, antrorsiim tri- 

 gonis externe dentatis, dente majori iti medio posito. Long, 

 lin. 2i, lat. lin. \\. 



I have thought proper to make the above insect the type of a new 

 genus ; it approaches nearly to Ccelus of Eschscholtz : as it is my 

 intention to figure it shortly, I pass on to other Heteromera of New- 

 Holland. 



Sp. 2. Tagenia funerosa, Hope. Nigra, antennis pilosis ; capite 

 antice depresso ; thorace parum convexo; elytris striato-punetatis 

 et hirsutis, pedihusque nigris. Long. lin. 2, lat. lin. \. 



This insect inhabits Van Dienien's Land. 



Sp. 3. Tagenia leucospila, Hope. Nigra, antennis incrassatis et 

 pilosis, capite punctata albisque capiUis asperso ; thorax trans- 

 verse impressus et punctulatiis ; elytra fortiter punctata, punctis 

 duplici serie signatis lineisque aliquot elevatis pilosis, variis- 

 que maculis albis pilosis per discum aspersis pedibusque nigris. 

 Long. lin. 2, lat. lin, i. 



This species occurs at Port Essington and at Swan River, and I 

 believe also at Van Diemen's Land. 



Sp. 4-. Platynotus insularis, Hope. Niger, capite fere quadrato ; 

 thorace glabrato, postice angidato, marginibus elevatis ; elytra 

 excavato-jrunctata, apicibus subacutiuscidis ; corpus infra nigrum, 

 tarsis piceis. Long. lin. 7, lat. lin. 3. 



I have received this insect from Melville Island ; a very minute 

 specimen has reached me also from Port Essington. 



Sp. 5. Opatrum sphseroides, Hope. Nigrum, clypeo eirtarginafo, 

 antennis ultimis articidis increscent ibus et jjiceis ; tJiora.v pinic- 

 tulatus ; elytra riigosa, subtuberculata, pilosa ; corpus infra ni- 

 grum, pedibus concoloribus, tarsis exceptis piceis. Long. lin. 2^, 

 lat. lin. 1|. 



Sp. 6. Opatrum piceitarsis, Hope. Fuscum, capite antice im- 

 presso, antennis piceis ; thorax fere quadratus, angidis anticis 

 parum productis et acutis, posticis vix rectis ; elytra striato- 

 puncUita ; thorace triplo longiora ; corpus infra fusco-griseum, 

 femoribus tibiis concoloribus tar sisque piceis. Long. lin. 3|, lat. 

 lin. 1. 



Sp. 7. IsopteronOpatroides,Hope. Fuscum, antennis rubro-piceis; 

 thorace angidis anticis subacutis, posticis fere rectis ; elytra stri- 

 ato-puncfata ; corpus infra atrum pimctatum, femoribus tibiis 

 concoloribus tar sisque jnceis. Long. lin. 4, lat. lin. 1:|;. — Hab. 

 Western Australia. 



Sp. 8. Asida serricollis, Hope. Nigra, antennis tarsisque j>iceis ; 

 thorace valde emarginato lateribusque externe serratis ; elytra 

 aliquot lineis miniitis punctisque elevatis per totum discum 



