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P. pallidus, sp. nov. Ovalis; nitidus ; rufo-testaceus, elytris 

 pallide brunneo-testaceis; antennis ut pr9ecedentis(ao?iAm6ra^i) 

 conformatis ; capite brevi, clypeo antice rotundato ; pro- 

 thorace ut prrecedentis ; elytris fere ut prsecedentis punc- 

 turatis sed puncturis multo magis subtilibus, puncturarum 

 seriebus nisi in disco medio vix manifestis ; tibiis quam 

 prtecedentis minus late compressis ; tarsis posticis minus 

 elongatis. Long., 1 1.; lat., i 1. 



Entirely of testaceous colour, inclining to reddish except on 

 the elytra. The puncturation of the upper surface is very fine 

 throughout and there is but little distinctly seriate arrangement 

 of the punctures except on the middle part of the disc of the 

 elytra. In general appearance it closely resembles P. 7nodestus, 

 Blackb., beside which is its place in my tabulation of thg species 

 of Parasemus (Tr. R.Soc, S.A., 1895, p. 214). It differs how- 

 ever from modestus by its hind tibise longer and less compresso- 

 dilatate, and by the sculpture of its elytra, the seriate punctura- 

 tion in modestus being even better defined behind the middle than 

 on the disc and also being quite distinct on the lateral portions. 



N.S. Wales. 



PHALACRINUS. 



P. compressus, sp. nov. ISitidus ; subcircularis ; antrorsum 

 visus valde convexus (subcompressus) ; a latere visus modice 

 convexus; nigropiceus, capite prothorace elytrorum lateribus 

 pedibusque rufescentibus ; antennarum articulo 9° longiori 

 quam latiori quam lO'^* manifeste longiori, 11° 9" longitudine 

 iequali ; capite prothoraceque fere Isevibus ; scutello fortiter 

 transverso ; elytris subtiliter sat sequaliter striatis, striis 

 dorsalibus vix manifeste (lateralibus subtiliter perspicue) 

 punctulatis, interstitiis subtilissime vix manifeste punc- 

 tulatis. Long., 11 1.; lat., 1 1, 



Resembles in colouring the typical form of P. iiotabilis, Blackb., 

 but is of much more circular form. Looked at from in front the 

 sides are much less vertical. The apical joint of the antennae is 

 much shorter in comparison with the ninth joint. The lateral 

 striai of the elytra are very much finer and very much more 

 finely punctulate. Probably the colouring is variable. Viewed 

 from the side there is an evident appearance of the apex of the 

 elytra being sub-spiniform, which is caused, however, merely by 

 the somewhat expanded form of the extero-apical portion. 



N.S.W. (Blue Mountains). 



P. umbratus, sp. nov. Nitidus ; modice latus ; obovatus, pos- 

 tice minus acuminatus ; antrorsum visus valde convexus ; a 

 latere visus modice convexus ; testaceo-brunneus, elytris 

 plus minus ve fusco-umbratis ; antennarum articulo 9° 10"* 



