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broad, interrupted, maculate fascia behind the posterior femora, but 

 on the basal half they are more evenly distributed. 



Male. Antenna almost as long as the body, third and fourth 

 joints almost equally elongate, second very short. 



Female. Very much broader, suboblong, thorax transverse ; 

 antenna reaching hind thighs only. (5-J- x 2J lines.) 



Underside more rufescent than the upper surface, rather closely 

 spotted ; basal abdominal segment triangular in front. 



$ . Length, 3f ; breadth, \\ lines. 



Mount Arthur. Taken off Aciphyllce by Messrs. E. Meyrick and 

 T. F. Cheeseman, to whom I am indebted for a specimen of each 

 sex. 



Hybolasius. 



2280. H. deplanatus, n.s. (Sharp ; Trans. Ent. Soc., 1882, 

 Part i., p. 94.) Parvus, oblongus, subdepressus, fuscus, superne 

 rufescens, antennis pedibusque rufis ; prothorace dense subtiliterque 

 granuloso punctato, vittis tribus flavescentibus parum argutis 

 pubescentia ornatis, ad latera angulatis ; elytris parum inaequalibus. 



Long., 3 -4mm. 



Antenna red, slender, sparingly hispid. Head infuscate-red. 

 Thorax very transverse, strongly angularly prominent at each side, 

 the surface densely covered with minute asperities, which are more 

 than usually visible on account of the scanty pubescence ; this 

 latter is yellowish in colour, and arranged so as to form three indis- 

 tinct longitudinal bands. Elytra reddish, more or less distinctly 

 marked with fuscous along the suture ; this colour beyond the 

 middle rather abruptly turned towards the sides, and bounded about 

 the middle by a very obscure longitudinal elevation ; the surface 

 rather sparingly pubescent, and irregularly punctate, but almost 

 destitute of erect setae. Legs clear-red. 



This species is allied to H. bellicosus, Broun, but is more brightly 

 coloured, with the antennae and upper surface less hispid, &c. 



Greymouth. Helms. 



2281. H. castaneilS, n.s. Oblong, subdepressed, a little 

 shining, pale reddish-chestnut, legs and antennas paler. 



Head distinctly channelled. Thorax broader than long, much 

 more deeply constricted near the raised basal margin than in front ; 

 sides obtusely prominent behind the middle, disc uneven, apparently 

 finely and closely granulated, sparsely clothed with greyish or yel- 

 lowish hairs. Antenna with elongate, slender, pale-brown hairs ; 

 third and fourth joints very long, 5-11 very faintly infuscate at ex- 

 tremity. Elytra oblong, subparallel, broadly depressed at the 

 middle, basal elevations inconspicuous ; moderately coarsely and 

 closely punctured, more distantly behind posterior femora ; in line 

 with these there is an obscure, curved, fuscous fascia ; they are 

 covered with greyish or pale-yellow hairs and many erect, elongate 

 ones, similar to those on the legs and antennas. Tibia straight. 



Smaller than H. brevicollis, somewhat like it, the thorax more 



