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moderately dense on head, sides of prothorax, pygidium, and 

 under-surface, very short and rather indistinct, but almost 

 evenly distributed on elytra and disc of prothorax, and dense 

 on flanks of metasternum. 



Head with rather dense but partially concealed punctures. 

 Antennae slightly passing base of prothorax. Prothorax with. 

 dense punctures, except for a short, shinins", median line, to- 

 wards sides and base, with a tendency to become obliquely or 

 longitudinally confluent. Elytra slightly narrower than 

 widest part of prothorax ; with oblique rows of distinct but not 

 very large punctures, larger behind shoulders than elsewhere ; 

 interstices with rather dense, small punctures, having a ten- 

 dency in places to become confluent. Legs short and stout. 

 Length, 4 mm. 



^«6.— Flat Rock Hole. Type, I. 5182. 



In general appearance fairly close to puhicolliSy but 

 prothoracic punctures much more distinct, median line of the 

 head less distinct, legs entirely black, and antennae almost so. 

 The elytral pubescence, although extremely short, is fairly 

 distinct from certain directions, although from others appear- 

 ing like fine dust. The species occurs also at Leigh Creek 

 (Blackburn's collection). Cue (H. W. Brown), and Fraser 

 Range (1) (Elder Expedition). Some of the specimens have an 

 irregular bluish or purplish gloss in places, but this may be 

 due to grease; one has five basal joints of antennae reddish. 



Lepidoptera, 



Suborder HETEROCERA. 



By A. Jefferis Turner, M.D., F.E.S. 



The following species of Lepidoptera were taken by 

 Capt. S. A. White in Central Australia ''from Oodnadatta, 

 to t]-3 Musgrave and Everard Ranges" : — 



Family NOCTUIDAE. 



Neocleptria punctifera, Wlk., three examples. 



Euxoa radians, Gn., five examples. 



One species undetermined, represented by a solitary 

 example in poor condition. It probably represents a new 

 genus allied to Calophasidia, Hmps. 



(1) A specimen from Fraser Range Avas identified by the late 

 Rev. T. Blackburn as cisteUus; but that species is entirely 

 glabrous on the upper-surface (in the original description no 

 clothing of any kind was mentioned), and differs in other respects. 



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