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Somewhat close to P. lieloioideSj Blackb. ; its clypeus 

 viewed from directly above is seen to be truncate (that of 

 F. helceoides sinuate or subemarginate) ; its prothorax is by 

 measurement fully twice as wide as long (that of P. helceoides 

 decidedly less transverse) ; the hind angles of its prothorax 

 viewed from above are quite sharp and almost rectangular 

 (those of P. helceoides decidedly blunt) ; its elytra are all but 

 non-striate, very faint striae being traceable only from a par- 

 ticular point of view, and there can hardly be said to be dis- 

 tinct continuous interstices between the striae from any point 

 of view; in helceoides 10 distinct striae are seen, with quite 

 strongly convex interstices — the striae, however, being rather 

 depressions between ridges than furrows actually impressed 

 on the derm of the elytra, and both striae and interstices are 

 rendered irregular in places by the foveate rugulosity of the 

 sculpture. In P. laficollis about 10 punctures reach from 

 base to apex of pronotum and about 12 from suture to lateral 

 margin of elytra. 



New South Wales; taken at Walgett by Judge Docker; 

 sent to me by Mr. Carter. 



Nepytis. 



As I am not quite sure that I have seen the unique 

 species that represents this genus, I cannot make any confi- 

 dent assertion about its generic validity. I found in Tas- 

 mania some years ago a dead and much broken Lamellicorn 

 which I believe to be the species in question, but, unfor- 

 tunately, it is without antennae, and this particular mutila- 

 tion renders the specimen incapable of certain identifica- 

 tion, as the most distinctive character attributed to the genus 

 is that its antennae have only 7 joints. I do not regard that 

 character alone as sufficient for separation from Heteronyx, 

 although T have not as yet seen any Heferonyx with so few 

 antennal joints, but if the specimen referred to above is really 

 Nepytis, there are other distinctive characters that estab- 

 lish the validity of the genus. In view of the uncertainty 

 of the identification it is, however, not worth while to go 

 further into the matter here. 



Neoheteronyx. 

 The 4 anterior tarsi of the male in the unique known 

 species of this genus are most remarkable, resembling those 

 of a Barpalus. I have nothing to be added here to my 

 former notes concerning it. 



Odontotonyx. 

 This genus is readily distinguished among those having 

 the claws not simple by the large membranous appendagie 



