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distributed punctures. Fourth segment of abdomen almost 

 twice the length of the fifth along middle, and much more at 

 sides, fifth with a curved transverse impression, somewhat 

 inflated in middle. Legs stout ; front femora feebly dentate, 

 hind ones with a strong obtuse tooth ; hind tibiae strongly but 

 not suddenly dilated to apex ; basal joint of four front tarsi 

 strongly dilated. Length, 7 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Bundaberg (A. M. Lea). Type 

 (unique), I. 3294. 



The punctures are unusually small, many of the seriat€ ones 

 on the elytra could even be called minute ; on the head and pro- 

 thorax they are much the size of those of parvidens, but on the 

 head they are much denser. The general appearance is sug- 

 gestive of Paraphanes nitidus of the Tenehrionidae. The tooth 

 on the front femora is so small that it could easily be over- 

 looked, but the one on the hind pair (but which is probably 

 confined to the male) is very conspicuous. 



Division 3. 



COLASPOIDES SIMILIS, n. Sp. 



PL vii., fig. 90; pi. viii., fig. 163. 



(S . Brassy or bronzy, under-surface in parts diluted with 

 red; legs red, labrum, palpi, and antennae paler, but four or 

 five apical joints of the latter infuscated. 



Head with crowded, rather coarse, and frequently con- 

 fluent punctures between eyes, becoming still more crowded 

 on clypeus, but sparser and seldom confluent towards base; 

 median line well defined. Antennae moderately long, third 

 and fourth joints subequal. Prothorax with rather dense but 

 somewhat unevenly distributed punctures of moderate size, 

 becoming larger, crowded, and sometimes confluent on sides, 

 interspaces with minute punctures ; sides gently undulated in 

 middle. Elytra with dense punctures of moderate size, becom- 

 ing larger, more crowded, and more or less confluent behind 

 shoulders, but a few feebly confluent to near apex ; only one 

 subsutural stria on each elytron. Flanks of prosternum with 

 rather large and crowded punctures. Fourth segment of 

 ahdomen along middle about once and one-half the length of 

 fifth, the latter transversely impressed in middle. Legs stout; 

 front and hind femora each with a small tooth ; tibiae strongly 

 dilated to apex ; basal joint of four front tarsi rather strongly 

 dilated. Length, 6|-7 mm.. 



9 . Differs in having abdomen evenly convex and simple, 

 fifth segment slightly longer than fourth, hind femora edentate, 

 tibiae less dilated, and in the tarsi. 



