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strongly transverse than that of P. costata, Macl. The sides of 

 its prothorax are quite straight in the hinder part while in 

 P. torrida they are quite strongly convergent hind ward in the 

 extreme basal portion of their length. 



Australia (I am not sure of the exact habitat). 



BUPALA. 



Pascoe calls the antennae of this genus ten-jointed, representing, 

 them as in this respect similar to those of Synchita. The species 

 that I refer to this genus have antennae similar in number of 

 joints to those of Synchita, but I cannot call the antenna of 

 either ten-jointed without qualifying the expression by saying 

 that the llth joint is distinctly visible under a strong lens. 

 Lacordaire qualifies the expression by the remark (in referring to 

 Synchita) that the tenth joint has a small pubescent apical 

 portion, which is, I think, undoubtedly the rudimentary eleventh 

 joint In the specimens before me it is a trifle more distinct than 

 in Synchita. In Pascoe's figure of Bupala it is not represented, 

 but I cannot think it is really absent in the insect. Pascoe 

 defines the genus very briefly, and passes over the important 

 character of the lateral structure of the prothorax with the 

 remark — " prothorax haud marginatus." His figure, however, 

 represents the prothorax as serrate laterally (which it is in the 

 specimens before me). I suppose the "haud marginatus" refers 

 to the absence of a retlexed edging. The Australian insects that 

 I attribute to this genus present the character mentioned by 

 Pascoe of hind coxae somewhat widely separated inter se, but 

 with the intercoxal process of triangular form. I may add that 

 M. Grouvelle some years ago expressed the opinion that my 

 Ditoma perforata would be better placed in Synchita. If, how- 

 ever, Bupala be accepted as distinct from Synchita these Aus- 

 tralian forms belong to it rather than to the old genus. It is to 

 be noted that the tenth joint of theii- antennae is less globular 

 than it is represented in Pascoe's figure, but this no doubt is a 

 mere specific character. 



B. Bovilli, sp. nov. Elongata ; sat angusta ; minus nitida ; 

 nigro-picea, capite antice prothorace antice elytrorum 

 humeris corpore subtus antennis pedibusque plus minusve 

 rufescentibus ; capite pronotoque crebre sat crasse granulato- 

 rugulosis ; hoc quam latiori sublongiori, retrorsum nonnihil 

 angustato, supra lequali, lateribus sat rectis dentibus 

 parvis acutis circiter 10 armatis, elytris striatis, interstitiis 

 sat planis sat crasse rugulosis seriatim albido-setulosis. 

 Long., HI.; lat., i",j 1. 

 There seems to be no reason for separating this species 



generically from the S Australian species that I described as 



