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larger and closer scales on the elytra, which in part cover the 

 striee ; the tibice shorter and more compressed. 



Teutheria. 



Caput globosum ; rostrum mediocre, cylindricum, arcuatum, apice 

 hand latius ; scrobes pra?mediana?, infra rostrum currentes. Ocull 

 subrotundati, grosse granidati. Scopus gradatim incrassatus ; 

 funiculus articulo primo ampliato, secundo obconico, ca?teris 

 transversis, gradatim brevioribus et erassioribus ; clava distincta, 

 ovata. Prothorax subconicus, lobis ocularibus nullis. Elytra 

 subcordata, basi reflexo-marginata. Pectus canaliculatum. Coocai 

 antica? basi contigua?. Mesosternum horizontals, haud caualicu- 

 latum. Metastemum brevissimum. Femora sublinearia, mutica ; 

 tiblce recta?, breviusculae ; unguiculi connati. Abdomen segmentis 

 duobus basalibus ampliatis. Corpus ellipticum. 



This genus, like Melanterius, belongs to Lacordaire's "Cleo- 

 gonides ;" but it can scarcely he said to be allied to any of their 

 genera. 



Teutheria insculjjta. 



T. valde eonvexa, nigra, nitida ; rostro piceo, striato-punctato, 

 prothorace paulo breviore; an tennis pallide ferrugineis ; pro- 

 thorace grosse punctato-impresso ; elytris fortiter striatis, striis 

 punctis elongatis uotatis, interstitiis elevatis ; tibiis tarsisque 

 piceis ; abdomine segmentis duobus basalibus grosse puuctatis, 

 punctis squama alba minuta instructis. Long. 1| lin. 



Hob. Albany. 



The following Table will show the diagnostic characters 

 of the genera allied to Melanterius ; they are all Australian. 



Claws free. 



Rostrum perfectly straight Euthebus. 



Rostrum more or less curved. 



Eyes coarsely faceted Melanterius. 



Eyes more or less finely faceted. 



Anterior tibia? with two mucros Diethusa. 



Anterior tibia? with one mucro. 

 Anterior coxa? contiguous. 



Rostrum as broad at the tip as at the base Lybceba. 



Rostrum gradually narrowing to the apex .... Enide. 



Anterior coxa? not contiguous Psydestis. 



Claws imited at the base Teutheria. 



Mecistocerus denticulatus. 



M. niger, dense gi'iseo-squamosus ; capite parvo, inter oculos fovea 

 ovali profunde impresso ; rostro tenuato, nitide fusco-castaneo ; 

 antennis ferrugineis ; funiculi articulo secundo quam primo 



