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Oblong-oval, nitid ; head black ; eyes scarcely approximate; 

 antennae dark ferruginous, the last rive joints thicker and 

 longer than the three preceding, but the third a little longer ; 

 prothorax glossy black, rather broad at the base, finely 

 punctured ; scutellum equilaterally triangular, black ; elytra 

 broadest, with the sides nearly parallel, along the middle third, 

 rich violet, with lightish blue reflections, finely seriate-punctate; 

 body beneath and legs chestnut-brown, glossy ; tarsi ferru- 

 ginous. Length 3^ lines. 



This is a beautiful and very distinct species, in size and 

 form resembling the last, but with a nearly perfectly oval 

 outline. 



Amarygmus pusilhcs. 



A. ovalis, niger, parum nitidus; elytris fere opacis, striato-punc- 

 tatis, interstiths impunctatis ; subtus pedibusque castaneis. 



Hob. Kiama. 



Oval, black, a little nitid ; head dull black ; eyes not ap- 

 proximate ; antennae brown, gradually thicker from the third 

 joint, the last five especially so ; prothorax a little more nitid, 

 well rounded at the sides, very minutely punctured ; scutellum 

 triangular, black ; elytra nearly opaque, brownish black, 

 strongly striate-punctate, the punctures oblong-linear, the in- 

 tervals of the striae broad, flattish, with a slight trace, in cer- 

 tain lights, of transverse linear impressions ; body beneath 

 and legs chestnut-brown, slightly glossy. Length 2| lines. 



The sculpture of the elytra seems to approach in its character 

 that of A. rugosus, Germ.; but the latter, inter alia, has rugose 

 striae, which is not the case in the species before us. The 

 following has also striated elytra, but with different sculpture. 



Amarygmus niinutus. 



A. suboblongo-ovalis ; elytris fuscis, subnitidis, fortiter striato- 

 punctatis, interstitiis punctulatis ; subtus pedibusque pallide fer- 

 rugineis. 



Hab, Sydney. 



Slightly oblong-oval ; head dark brown ; eyes not approxi- 

 mate ; antennae pale ferruginous, the last five joints gradually 

 thicker and very little longer than the three preceding ; pro- 

 thorax chestnut-brown, finely punctured, well rounded at the 

 sides, broad at the base ; scutellum triangular, brown ; elytra 

 brownish black, rather glossy, strongly striate-punctate, the 

 punctures large, round, the intervals between the striae finely 

 punctured ; body beneath and legs pale ferruginous. Length 

 2\ lines. 



