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und Mitte der Fliigeldecken zu, sind deutlich; die hohe, dicht 

 goldgelb filzartig behaarte Wulst zu beiden Seiten des Hinter- 

 leibes pflanzt sich derartbis zum 3. Hinterleibsring fort, dass 

 vom zweiten , der iiber die Halfte des Hinterleibes einnimmt , 

 oben beiderseits der eigentliche ^ kaum aufgebogene Rand , breit 

 zu sehen ist. Letzterer Umstand allein schon wiirde nach heu- 

 tigen Begrififen zur Feststellung der Art geniigen. 



A. brevipes. — Rufo-ferrugineus, crebre suhliliter punctatus, 

 subopacuSj, brevis?inie setulosus; antennis hrevibus, truncato-ova- 

 libus, latitudine vix duplo longioribus; capite per brevi; thorace 

 brevi J transverso, basin versus leviter angustatOj pone medium 

 impresso; abdomine basi profunde impresso, utrinque breviter 

 penicillato. 



Long. 1 Vs™™- Hab.: Australia (Champion Bay? Sharp). 



A. brevipes Sharp. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1874. p. 512. 



« Antennae about as long as the head, forming an oval, v'ith 

 an extremely short stalk; the base of the oval is laminate, and 

 its surface impressed , and the truncate apex seen from the front 

 is circular. The head is very short, and the eyes are placed 

 quite close to the hind part; the portion in front of the eyes 

 is not so long as broad. The thorax is in length considerably 

 less than in width, and is distinctly narrowed behind; it is 

 dull and opaque, its punctuation indistinct, and it has an im- 

 pression behind the middle. The elytra are broad and short, a 

 little narrowed at the shoulders , their punctuation indistincts , 

 and the setae even at the extremity very short and depressed. 

 The impression at the base of the hind body is transverse , deep 

 and well defined , the tuft of pubescence on each side of it very 

 small ; it is impunctate , and is furnished towards the extre- 

 mity with a few very short erect setae. The legs are slender 

 and very short. The sternum is shining in the middle^ closely 

 but obsoletely punctured at the sides » (Sharp). 



