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infra pedibusque squamulis angustioribus flavescentibus vestitis. 

 Long. 4^ lin. 

 Hab. Western Australia. 



The following is a Key to tlie genera of Lacordaire's two groups 

 " Psepholacides " and " Strougylopterides." 



Scrobes oblique, attaining the lower margin of the eye. 



Propectus of normal length Psepliolax, "Wh. 



Propectus very short Inozetes, n. g. 



Scrobes straight, attaining the anterior margin of the lower half 

 of the eye. 

 Ocular lobes feeble. 

 Mesosternum vertically truncate anteriorly, bounding the 

 pectoral canal behind. 



Scrobes terminal Empleurus, Lac. 



Scrobes median. 



Eyes ovate, transverse, finely faceted. 



Thcrehus, n. g. 

 Eyes nearly round, coarsely faceted. 



Osseteris, n. g. 

 Mesosternum declivous, not forming part of the canal. 

 Eyes partly covered by the prothorax. 



Strongylopterus, Schon. 



Eyes free Glechinus, Pasc. 



Ocular lobes produced Aularhiniis, Schdn. 



Methania. 



(Cryptorhynchinaj.) 



nostrum elongatum, tenuissimum, arcuatum, apicem versus de- 

 pressum ; scrobes laterales, basi propius quam in medio inci- 

 pientes. Antenncs mediocres ; scapus oculum baud attingens ; 

 funiculus 7-articulatus, articulis elongatis, duobus ultimis 

 ovalibus ; clava ovata, distincta. Oculi magni, subrotundati, 

 antice appro ximati, grosse granulati. Prothorax transversus, 

 subconicus, lobis ocularibus nullis. Scutellum triangulare. 

 Elytra subcordata, prothorace multo latiora. Pedes modice 

 elongati ; femora paulo incrassata, infra dente parvo instructa ; 

 tilicB subrectse, corapressse, apice unguiculo brevi armata ; tarsi 

 uormales ; ungiiiculi divergentes. Bima pectoralis ad segmen- 



