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perspicue, elytris suturam versus antice crebre sat fortiter, 

 his latera apicemque versus gradatim obsoletius, punctulatis. 

 Long., 11.; lat., f 1. (vix). 



This species is easily distinguished by the puncturation of its 

 elytra, which is almost coarse over a small space on either side of 

 the suture a little behind the scutellum, and thence becomes finer 

 and more obsolete in all directions. The sides of the metaster- 

 num and the ventral segments are rather coarsely punctured, the 

 middle of the metasternum is almost sculptureless. There are 

 five ventral segments ; the first ventral suture is fine, but very 

 distinct. 



Port Lincoln ; beaten from Sheoak (Casuarina). 



S. simjylex, sp. nov. Breviter ovalis ; pubescens ; minus con 

 vexus ; nitidus ; crebre subtiliter punctulatus ; piceo-brun-" 

 neus ; capite, prothorace (disco piceo excepto), antennis, 

 palpis, tibiis, tarsisque, sordide testaceis ; metasterno ely- 

 trisque piceis ; his obscure rufo-maculatis. Long., 1^1.; 

 lat., -1 1. 



The most nearly allied, perhaps, to S. Meyricki, which, how- 

 ever, is not so closely punctured as the present species. The red 

 marking on the elytra consists of a small ill-defined, and not at 

 all conspicuous, blotch near the lateral margin a little behind its 

 middle. The sides of the metasternum are finely and very closely 

 punctured ; the middle is almost sculptureless. The puncturation 

 of the ventral segments is moderately fine and close near the 

 base, and becomes gradually finer and closer to the apex. There 

 are five ventral segments ; the first ventral suture, though finer 

 in the middle than the rest, is very distinct. 



Petersburg (S.A.) ; beaten from pine. 



JS. aspersus, sp. nov. Ovalis ; pubescens ; sat convexus ; nitidus ; 

 sparsim subtilissime (elytris latera apicemque versus magis 

 perspicue exceptis) punctulatus ; piceus ; capite, prothoracis 

 angulis anticis, elytris maculis nonnullis, prosterno (obscure), 

 epipleuris, antennis, palpis, tibiis anticis, et tarsis omnibus, 

 testaceis. Long., f 1. ; lat., f 1. (vix). 



The testaceous marks on the elytra are very obscure, and con- 

 sist of an elongate spot on either side of the middle of the suture 

 and an oblique line (somewhat resembling a fascia abbreviated at 

 both ends) near the apex. The puncturation of the head and 

 prothorax cannot be seen without a powerful lens ; that of the 

 elytra is similar near the scutellum, but becomes gradually better 

 defined towards the sides and apex. On the underside the middle 

 of the metasternum is scarcely punctulate, bnt bears some fine 

 transverse wrinkles ; there is a distinct sixth ventral segment ; 



