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DD. Form (viewed from in front) but little 



convex ... ... ... ... rotundus, Blackh. 



CC. Form much more elongate, — acuminate 

 behind. 

 D. Form (viewed from in front) very strongly 

 convex, Elytralinterstices very evidently 

 puuctulate ... ... .. ... comis, Blackh. 



DD, Form (viewed from in front) feebly con- 

 vex. Elytral interstices scarcely punc- 

 tulate ... ... ... ... australis, Blackh. 



BB. Elytra without any distinctly punctulate stria3. 

 C. Joints 9 and 10 of antennae of equal length. 

 D. Form strongly acuminate behind. Head 



extremely wide ... ... ... navicularis, Blackh, 



DD. Form much more obtuse behind. Head 



much narrower ... ... ... umbratus, Blackh. 



CC. Joint 9 of antennte very evidently longer 



than 10 ... ... ... ... obtusus, Blackh. 



NITIDULID.E, 



NOTOBRACHYPTERUS. 



Ij^. lutescens, sp. nov. Ovalis; breviter pubescens ; minus nitidus ; 

 totus luteo-pubescens, capite prothoraceque nonnihil rufe- 

 scentibus ; capite SBquali confertissime asperatim (quam 

 Brachypteri gravidi, Illig., multo magis crebre multo magis 

 rugulose) punctulato ', prothorace quam elytra vix angus- 

 tiori, fortiter transverse, antice angustato, confertim sub- 

 asperatim minus fortiter (quam B. gravidi magis confertim 

 magis Jeviter) punctulato ; scutello sat magno (quam 

 B. gravidi, Illig., et Notobrachypteri aiistralis, Blackb., 

 manifeste minore), ut pronotum punctulato ; elytris quam 

 prothorax fere ut 4 ad 3 longioribus, confertim sat leviter 

 vix asperatim punctulatis ; propygidii margine postico 

 (exempli typici) leviter emarginato. Long., 1 1.; lat., ^ 1. 

 (vix). 



Among the species resembling it in size and colour this species 

 is recognisable by the very close strong asperate puncturation of 

 its head. The surface of its clypeus is without impressions ; the 

 puncturation of its pronotum is more lightly impressed than is 

 usual in the genus ; the hind outline of its propygidium is con- 

 tinuously (though lightly) emarginate all across (not angulate in 

 the middle as in creher, Blackb., nor sinuate as in australis, 

 Blackb.). 



N.W. Australia ; taken by Mr. E. Meyrick. 

 N. crassiusGulus, sp. nov. Ovalis ; breviter pubescens ; sat 

 nitidus ; lurido-brunneus, capite pronoto et elytrorum 

 partihus scutellaribus marginalibusque variabiliter infus- 

 catis, antennis pedibus prosterno et pronoti marginibus 

 lateralibus testaceo-brunneis ; capite oequali subgrosse sub. 



