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POLYPHRADES GRANICOLLIS, n. Sp. 



Black, antennae and tibiae dull red. Densely clothed with 

 "blackish-brown scales, more or less variegated on upper sur- 

 face; under surface mostly with greyish-green scales. With 

 thin and rather numerous setae, suberect only on posterior 

 declivity of elytra. 



^e«^ very wide. Eyes ovate, coarsely faceted. Rostrum 

 about as long as wide, almost parallel-sided; inter-antennary 

 space rather wide, parallel-sided ; apical plate large, sharply 

 defined, and with distinct punctures, a narrow but acute 

 carina proceeding backwards from its apex. Antennae not 

 very stout; scape lightly curved, passing eye; first joint of 

 funicle the length of second and third combined, second 

 distinctly longer than third, the others rather feebly 

 transverse; club elongate-elliptic. Prothorax rather lightly 

 transverse, sides rather strongly rounded, base slightly wider 

 than apex, the latter slightly sinuous. Elytra ovate, base 

 conjointly arcuate and closely applied to prothorax, wider 

 than prothorax in both sexes and widest just before middle. 

 Front tihicF. moderately long, lightly curved, moderately den- 

 ticulate. Length, 4J-6 mm. 



Hah. — South Australia: Mount Lofty (A. M. Lea). 



The eyes are more coarsely faceted than usual, and the 

 species at a glance appears to belong to Essolithna (its re- 

 semblance to echimys is quite striking), but the claws are not 

 single. The prothoracic granules ardi much more conspicuous 

 before abrasion than usual. Although not a striking species 

 it does not seem close to any other before me. One specimen 

 has the tibiae and femora pale as well as the tarsi. On the 

 head the pale scales form three distinct but irregular lines, 

 on the prothorax they form two very irregular lines on each 

 side, and on the elytra they form numerous small spots about 

 the punctures. 



On abrasion the head is seen to be feebly subgranulate, 

 and to have small punctures, the latter becoming denser 

 and more distinct on the rostrum. The prothorax (except at 

 its apex) is closely covered with round flattened granules 

 (these being traceable before abrasion) and with dense small 

 punctures interspersed (even on the granules) with a few 

 slightly larger ones. The punctures in the elytral striae are 

 rather large, and normally not much concealed. 



PoLYPHRADES CORDIPENNIS, U. Sp. 



Black. Densely clothed with pale golden-brown scales, 

 becoming bluish-white (in places with golden gleams) on 

 Tinder surface and sides. With dense, moderately stout, 



