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scentibus, leviter striatis, striis minus subtiliter punctulatis 



apicem versus vix profundioribus, interstitiis vix perspicue 



punctulatis ; corpore subtus leviter sat crasse punetulato. 



Long., 2 1. ; lat., 1 1. 



Besides ditference in colour, this species seems to differ from 



/. DeyroUei, Reitter, inter alia, by its striate elytra and more 



strongly punctulate prothorax. 



S. Australia ; taken by Mr, McDougall near Victor Harbour. 



MACROURA. 



Of this genus I have three species before me. One of them 

 .(from Western Australia and the Port Lincoln district of South 

 Australia) is, T think, J/, hrunnescens, Reitt., the exact habitat 

 of which has not, so far as I can ascertain, been previously re- 

 corded. It agrees with the description in every respect, except 

 that the author does not mention the sutural angles of the elytra 

 being rounded off" so as to show a small piece of the propygidium. 

 In his description of the Indian M. meligethoides, Herr Reitter 

 mentions the presence of this character, and therefore his omission 

 to mention it in describing M. hrunnescens seems to imply its 

 .absence, but in all other respects the insect agrees so well with 

 the description that I think the omission is probably accidental. 

 21. deceptor, sp. nov. Late ovalis ; vix nitida ; aureo-pubescens ; 

 piceo-nigra, labro ore antennis pedibus elytrorumque apice 

 summo rutis ; prothorace quam longiori duplo latiori, antror- 

 sum sat angustato, antice leviter emarginato, fortiter sat 

 crebre punetulato, angulis posticis rectis retrorsum sat pro- 

 ductis ; elytris apice singulatim rotundatis (propygidium in 

 medio aperientibus), sat fortiter vix regulariter striatis, 

 interstitiis ruguloso-punctulatis et seriatim minus perspicue 

 aureo-pubescentibus ; pygidio ruguloso. Long., If 1. ; 

 lat., |1. 

 Remarkably like a large Meligetltes ; the very strong and not 

 very close puncturation of the prothorax, separately rounded (not 

 truncate) apices of the elytra, the red apex of the elytra and the 

 red antennae will in combination distinguish this species from all 

 its described congeners. 



Northern Territory of South Australia. 

 M. Bailey i, sp. nov. Late ovalis ; subnitida ; aureo-pubescens ; 

 atra, antennarum basi pedibusque rufescentibus ; prothorace 

 quam longiori duplo latiori, ani<rorsum fortiter angustato, 

 antice bisinuato, crebre sat fortiter punetulato, angulis pos- 

 ticis rectis retrorsum sat productis ; elytris apice singulatim 

 late rotundatis (propygidium in medio aperientibus), sat for- 

 titer sat regulariter striatis, interstitiis rugulosis et seriatim 

 aureo-pubescentibus ; pygidio reguloso. Long., If 1.; lat. ^ 1. 



