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II. Upper surface iridescent; 

 elytra unicolorous 

 G(t. Under surface dark ; elytra black 

 or dark piceous (size very 

 small) 

 EE. Rows of distant punctures absent 

 from (or scarcely traceable on) the 

 alternate interstices. 

 F. Elytra with- clearly traceable rows of 

 punctures between the interstices. 

 G. Fronotuin dark ; elytra dark, with 



well defined pale markings 

 GG. Upper surface entirely pale 

 testaceous except a little infus- 

 cation on the elytra ... 

 F. Elytra with practically no seriate 

 puncturation on the disc. 

 G. Highest part of outline (viewed 

 from the side) considerably in 

 front of middle of elytra. Upper 

 surface not even nearly unicolor- 

 ous. 

 H. Elytra variably variegated with 

 well-defined black and yellow- 

 ish markings 

 HH. Elytra sanguineous, usually 

 vaguelj' clouded with fuscous 

 GG. Highest part of outline (viewed 

 from the side) behind middle of 

 elytra. Upper surface unicolor- 

 ous dark brown 

 DD. The sculpture of the elytra includes 

 numerous fine stride. 

 E. Joint 9 of antenupe very strongly trans- 

 verse, only moderately narrowed at 

 base. 

 F. Elytral strise and interstices scarcely 

 perceptibly (excessively finely) 

 puuctulate 

 FF. Elytral strise and interstices very 

 distinctly and not excessively 

 finely punctulate 

 EE. Joint 9 of antennae much less strongly 

 transverse, and very much narrowed 

 at base... 



PAKASEMUS. 



alternans, Blackh. 

 perparvus, Blackh. 



heticulus, Blackh. 

 tinctus, Blackh. 



consors, Blackh. 

 obscuricollis, Blackh. 



baccieformis, Blackh. 



Palmerstoni, Blackh. 

 Koebelei, Blackh. 

 Sidneyensis, Blackh. 



To this genus I refer (as indicated in Tr, Roy. Soc, S. A., 1895, 

 p. 206) all the Australian Phalacri let presenting the following 



combination of characters, viz., — mesosternum appearing (unless 

 the prosternum be displaced from its natural position) as merely 



epistoma emarginate 



a narrow margin of the metasternal lobe, 



close to the eye (distinguishing it from the genus Fhalacrus), 

 metasternal lobe wide and short (not 

 intermediate coxfie), basal joint of the 1 



passing the front of the 

 lind tarsi shorter than the 



