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terior angles slightly obtuse, base bisinuate, all the margins paler than the disk. Scutel- 
lum rather large, subpentagonal, slightly punctate, rather darker than the neighbouring 
parts of the elytra. Elytra rather longer but scarcely broader than the thorax, somewhat 
attenuated behind, widest a little before the middle, sides gently rounded, the humeral 
angles projecting ; finely punctate, the punctuation fainter towards the apex; the base is 
pale ferruginous, passing gradually into a dark chestnut, the dark portion covering more 
than the half of the elytra; the apex of each elytron truncate very obliquely ; exterior 
apical angles rounded, sutural angles obtuse. Abdomen somewhat convex, more finely 
. punctate, and with some fine rufous pubescence, darker at the apex. Legs rufous. 
From Dorey and New Guinea. Collected by Mr. Wallace. 
: 90. CARPOPHILUS GENTILIS. 
Elongatus, oblongus, depressus, subnitidus, leviter punctatus, subtilissime flavo pubescens, 
flavescens. Long. 14 lin., lat. 4 lin. 
Habitat in Victoria in Australia. 
Elongate, oblong, depressed, somewhat shining, lightly punctate, very finely flavo- 
pubescent, yellowish. Head darker, subfuscous, lightly obliquely impressed on each 
side; antennæ with club obscure. Thorax rufo-flavescent, broader than long, with the 
disk broadly flat, the sides gently rounded both before and behind; anterior angles 
slightly obtuse, posterior somewhat obtusely rounded ; apex scarcely emarginate, base 
straight, truncate, finely punctate and pubescent, narrower than the base of the elytra. 
Scutellum rounded at the apex, flat, shining at the margin, impressed at the base, and 
punctate in the middle. Elytra flat, testaceous, the sides as seen from above parallel, 
narrowly declinate, very slightly gently rounded, apex of each elytron truncate slightly 
obliquely; finely punctate and pubescent. Abdomen more pubescent, rather darker tes- 
taceous than the elytra. 
From Victoria in Australia. 
91. CARPOPHILUS FRIVOLUS. 
Minutus, elongato-oblongus, depressus, subnitidus, leviter punctatus et pubescens, testa- 
ceus, capite elytrorumque apice et regione scutellari plus minusve piceis. Long. 1 lin., 
lat. 4 lin. i 
Habitat in Victoria in Australia. 
Small, elongate-oblong, depressed, somewhat shining, faintly and not closely punctate, 
slightly testaceo-pubescent; testaceous. Head piceous, with the epistome very little 
advanced, slightly longitudinally impressed on each side. Thorax transversely oblong, 
apex and base truncate straight, sides subparallel, slightly rounded in front and behind, 
anterior angles declinate and obtuse, posterior angles rounded. Scutellum triangular, 
testaceo-piceous, somewhat shining, very faintly punctate and pubescent. Elytra wider 
and about a half longer than the thorax, humeral angles distinct, sides nearly parallel, a 
little wider towards the apex; more sparsely punctate than the thorax; apex somewhat 
obliquely truncate, and more or less piceous or testaceo-piceous; the scutellar region 
