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obscure ?enea, labro antennis femorum tibiarumque basi rufis, 

 antennarum articulis apice jDiceis, clypeo antice scutelloque 

 viridibus ; capite prothoraceque opacis coriaceis obsolete 

 piuictulatis ; hoc quam longiori plus dimidio latiori, antice 

 parum angustato subtruncato, lateribus leviter arcuatis, basi 

 vix bisiiiuata, angulis obtusis ; scutello crebre aspere punctu- 

 lato ; elytris subnitidis, vix substriatis, basin lateraque ver- 

 sus subrugosule punctulatis et obscure trans versim rugatis 

 alibi crebre subtiliter nee rugosule punctulatis. 

 Mas. Tarsorum anteriorum 4 articulo basali fortiter dilatato ; 

 tibiis posticis apice abrupte breviter incurvis ; segmento 

 ventrali basali in medio planato glabro nitido fere impunctu- 

 lato. Long., 2^ 1. ; lat., 1 1. 

 Victoria ; Alpine district. 

 U. 2^e'yplexa, sp. nov. Ovalis, subparallela ; pilis fulvis vestita, 

 his in elytris lineis crebris dispositis ; capite prothorace 

 scutelloque opacis coriaceis vix manifesto punctulatis Isete 

 viridibus ; elytris obscure aureo-olivaceis, labro palpis an- 

 tennis (harum articulis plus minus nigro-terminatis) pedi- 

 busque testaceis ; prothorace quam longiori dimidio latiori, 

 antrorsum vix angustato, antice posticeque bisinuato, lateri- 

 bus modice rotundatis, angulis obtusis ; scutello punctulato ; 

 elytris utrinque juxta scutellum subgibbosis, leviter subtilius 

 sat crebre punctulatis, antice et latera versus trans versim 

 rugatis, et ibi magis crasse punctulatis; femoribus anticis 

 dente parvo armatis, posticis muticis. 

 Mas. Tarsorum anteriorum 4 articulo basali sat dilatato ; 

 tibiis posticis apice manifesto nee fortiter incurvis ; abdo- 

 mine setis longis erectis vestito, segmento basali in medio 

 planato pernitido hevigato. Long., 2 1. ; lat., 1 1. 

 This species appears to be intermediate between Dr. Chapuis' 

 sub-genera Edusina and Edusella, the posterior tibia3 in the male 

 having their apex very briefly but quite distinctly bent inwards, 

 the process, however, being so short that it might easily be passed 

 over without notice. The tooth on the front femora is scarcely 

 larger than in E. suaveola, Germ. 



Victoria; sent to me by C. French, Esq 

 E. lineata, sp. nov. Ovalis ; sat parallela ; pube grisea vestita, 

 hac in elytris circiter 8-seriatim longitudinaliter hete dis- 

 positis ; obscure ienea, labro antennis pedibusque (tarsis 

 obscurioribus) Isete testaceis ; cetera ut E. cenea. 

 Mas. Fere ut E. <snea, sed tibiis posticis apice nuUo modo 



incurvis. Long., 2^ 1. ; lat., 1 1. 

 This species is remarkably like the preceding. It scarcely 

 differs from it, except in the colouring — the legs (except the 



