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Oodontophlogistus, n. gen. 



Body elongate, moderately convex. Flead comparatively small, in front 

 of the eyes narrow and elongated. Eyes large, salient, very finely granulated, 

 and only slightly emarginated in front. Mandibles robust, curved inwards, 

 before apex with a conspicuous tooth, and with a smaller one below that. 

 Maxillary and labial palpi rather long, the apical joint of each is similar in 

 shape and size, elongated, and gradually dilated towards apex, which is 

 obliquely truncated. Antennae reaching to about the middle of prothorax, 

 joint 1 large and almost globular, 2 shorter and not as wide, 3 to 8 small and 

 compact, 9 to 11 forming a loose club. Prothorax transverse, upper-surface 

 more or less uneven, sides near middle roundly dilated, anterior margin some- 

 what narrower than the posterior one. Elytra subparallel and gradually rounded 

 towards apex; with ten rows of punctures on each elytron, which is truncated 

 at each apex, and sometimes acuminate at the apical sutural angle. Legs 

 moderately robust, posterior thighs not reaching apex of abdomen. Tarsi long 

 and slender, joints not laminate, claw joint the longest ; anterior and inter- 

 mediate tarsi with only four visible joints, the posterior with five, the first of 

 which is small, but nevertheless can be distinguished. Claws robust and bifid. 



This generic name is proposed for two species formerly placed by me 

 in Phlogistus, namely, riibrivcntris and iingidatus. After the descriptions of 

 the above species had been published a number of unmounted specimens of the 

 latter species was received from Mr. J. Clark, Western Australia, and, on 

 examining these, it was evident that they could not be associated with those 

 insects which are referred to Phlogistus, although, in general appearance, they 

 are somewhat similar. 



Trogodendron aurotomentosum, Schenk. 



A specimen from South Perth, Western Australia, differs from the author's 

 description in being smaller ; bluish-black ; and the oblique, median fasciae on 

 the elytra ivory-white. 



Eleale. 



In my introduction to the above genus, published in the Transactions of this 

 Society in 1921, the opinion was expressed that E. advena, Chev., and E. 

 pantomelas, Boisd., had been incorrectly assigned to this genus. Mr. Edward 

 A. Chapin has recently written to inform me that the former is beyond doubt an 

 Epiclines. The latter species, the type of which is in the Museum d'Histoire 

 Naturelle de Paris, was examined by Lesne and said to be a true Eleale.^^^ 



Lemidia trimaculata, n. sp. 



PI. XV., fig. 4. 



Nitid; red, in parts paler, almost latericeous ; palpi and joints 3 to 11 of 

 the antennae more or less inf uscated ; eyes, labrum, mandibles, scutellum, three 

 maculae on elytra (one median and two subapical), narrow margin at apex of 

 elytra, and greater part of legs, black. Clothed with moderately long, straggling, 

 blackish, interspersed with whitish, hairs. Under-surface same colour as above, 

 with the mesosternum (which is more nitid), metasternum, and the last three 

 segments of abdomen, black. Lightly clothed with pale straggling hairs. 



Head wide, between eyes flattened, with two large, round, interocular 

 foveae, and with a few, scattered, indistinct punctures. Prothorax wider than 

 long, sides strongly rounded near the middle, contracted anteriorly and pos- 

 teriorly ; with deep, transverse, subapical and subbasal impressions ; and with a 

 few barely perceptible punctures. Scutellum almost circular. Elytra wider 



(1) Lesne, Bull. Soc. Ent. France, 1909, p. 206. 



