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Resembles the preceding species, but differs in colour and in- 

 the evidently closer and less strong puncturation of the prothorax, 

 which is about as strong as (and somewhat closer than) that of 

 the prothorax of the European Brachypterus 'iirticcv, Fab. Of the^ 

 previously described species M. hrunnescens, Reitt., and nigra j^ 

 Reitt., are considerably larger, the former (as also M. densita^ 

 Reitt,) having the prothorax very much more finely punctured, 

 and the latter — besides having the prothorax more finely punc- 

 tured (as I should judge from the description) — having black 

 pubescence and elytra truncate at the apex, 



Queensland ; taken on Mount Bellenden-Ker by F. M. Bailey,. 

 Esq. (of botanical fame). 



iETHiNODES (gen. nov. Nitidulidariim). 



Labrum transversum emarginatum ; antennarum clava magna 

 fortiter compressa, articulis fortiter transversis ; oculi parvi 

 fortiter prominentes fortiter granulati ; prothorax elytrorum 

 basin haud tegens ; elytra pygidium fere totum tegentia ;. 

 prosternum pone coxas breviter productum et abrupte in 

 apicem acutum retrorsum angustatum ; tarsi modice dilatati ; 

 unguiculi basi dente obtuso armati ; corpus ovale pubescens ;. 

 mesosternum carinatum. 

 I cannot ascertain that any genus has been described hitherto 

 to whicli an insect presenting the above characters could be re- 

 ferred without a likelihood of causing confusion, and therefore I 

 am obliged to give a new name. 



The piece of the undersurface which I have called the " inter- 

 mediate plate" is very distinct ; it is narrow and elongate, much 

 as in Gaulodes, aud not unlike the corresponding piece in Ips.. 

 Other characters that seem likely to be generic are great elonga- 

 tion of the third joint of the antenna^, as comjDared with the fol- 

 lowing joints, and the disappearance of the third and fiftli rows 

 of pubescence on the elytra considerably before the apex. 



I think the position of this genus will be near Lasiodactylus 

 and ^Etliina, which have a very similar prosternal process — 

 broad immediately behind the coxa?, and then narrowed to an 

 apical angle very abruptly, so that the part behind the coxa3 is 

 triangular, and yet very short. I have not been able to examine 

 the mandibles. The tarsi are dilated a little more strongly than 

 in Amj)hotii<. The eyes resemble those of the European 

 Cycliramus lufeus, Kug., but are smaller, and eren more promin- 

 ent. 



^. marmoratiiin^ sp. nov. Late ovale, postice sat angustatum ; 

 sat nitidum ; pubescens ; rufo - ferrugineum, prothorace 

 elytrisque maculatim infuscatis ; prothorace quam longiori 

 duplo latioi'i, minus subtiliter minus crebre punctulatO;, 



