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apiccm versus gradatim rotundatis, granulosis, maculis confusis nu- 

 mcrosis ornatis; subtus pedibusque sat dense ochraceo-tomentosis. 

 Long. 4 lin. 

 Hab. Queensland. 



Belus plagiatus. B. elongatus, postice sensim latior, fuscus, nitidus, 

 rarissirae albo-pilosus, maculis magnis croceo-squamulosis ornatns ; 

 capita sat angusto; oculis oblongis, pilis albis supra et infra niargi- 

 natis ; rostro basi lato, nitido, paulo arcuato, prothorace hand lon- 

 giore ; antennis elongatis, nigris, clava sex-articulata ; protlioraee sub- 

 conico, angulis posticis rotundatis, basi fortiter bisinuata, rude punc- 

 tate, in medio profunde, praesertim postice, canaliculato, canaliculo 

 ])iloso, lateribus infra croceis ; scutello albo-piloso ; elytris basi pro- 

 thorace latiovibus, postice ampliatis, ante apicem sensim angustio- 

 ribus, apicibus ftcuminato-]n'oductis, extus denticulatis, nigro-pilosis, 

 dorso longitudiiialitcr cxcavato, plaga communi ])one scutellum, altera 

 in singulo clytro pone medium, maculisque incertis crocco-pilosis no- 

 tatis ; corporc infra pcdibusqtio nigro-piccis, nitidis, illo ad latcra 

 croceo-plagiato ; femoribus anticis imidentatis, tibiis eorundem denti- 

 culatis. Long 6^ lin. 

 Ilah. Queensland. 



My specimeus of tliia remarkable species appear to be males. 

 Tlie outline is somewhat similar to that oiEJdnotia pectoralis, Er., 

 which, however, is a Belus ; but the large saffroii spots will at 

 once distinguish it. 



Belus linearis. B, angustissimus, parallelus, rufo-testaceus, sparse 

 setosulus ; capite rostroque nigris, illo leviter punctato, hoc gracili, 

 capita cum prothorace longitudine fequali, nitido, subtiliter punctato ; 

 antennis piceis ; clava distincta, quinquearticulata ; prothorace sub- 

 cylindrico, paulo longiore quara latiore, antice angustiore, supra leviter 

 granulato ; scutello dense flavescenti-piloso; elytris prothorace sextuplo 

 longioribus, hand latioribus, apicibus acuminato-productis, confer- 

 tim pnnctatis, setulis pallidis dispersis ; corpore infra nigro, griseo- 

 piloso; jwdibus rufo-testaceis ; art. tarsorura plus minusvo nigris, 

 nitidis ; femoribus anticis bidentatis, tibiis eorundem basi intus sinu- 

 atis, dente magno armatis; tarsisart. basali dilatato, prajscrtim anticis. 



Long. 4 lin. 



Hah. Queensland. 



The narrowest species of the genus at present, and one of the 

 most distinct. The specimen described is probably a female. 



Bklus serpens. B. angustus, parallelus, fuscus, supra confertim gra- 

 nulato-punctatus, pilis albis maculatus ; ca])ite sat lato ; rostro i>ro- 

 thorace baud longiore, nitido; antennis fuscis, art. ultitnis sex vel 

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