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front, Prothorax moderately convex, subtruncate at apex be- 

 tween the widely rounded anterior angles, foliate margins wide, 

 sides arcuately diverging from apex to base, posterior angles 

 produced and falcate; disc minutely punctate, the foliation 

 concave with a strongly recurved border. Elytra almost as 

 wide as long (9x8 mm.), convex, horizontal margin moder- 

 ately wide at base, narrowing at apex; irregularly, coarsely 

 substriate-punctate, both rows, and punctures in rows closely 

 placed, the punctures smaller and sometimes discontinuous 

 near suture, larger and more regular towards sides, each 

 4 rows bounded by a costate interval, with a less raised 

 and more irregular costa half-way between each of these — 

 the suture also costate — a lateral row of larger punctures, 

 the explanate margins slightly wrinkled. Presternum and 

 epist^rna finely pustulose, abdomen striolate. Legs moder- 

 ately long, tibiae with margins entire, terminal spines short, 

 fore tarsi with basal joints wide. Dimensions, 12x8 mm. 



Ha h . — Neptune Island , 



Two examples show a species nearest to S. carinatus, 

 Breme, but of smaller size and stronger sculpture. In con- 

 vexity and style of sculpture it is suggestive of S. hrunnipes, 

 Boisd., but the punctures are coarser, the costae more pro- 

 nounced, and the foliation of pronotum and elytra wider than 

 in that species. The name suggests its habitat. Type, 

 I. 15356. 



Saragus oleatus Carter, n. sp 



PL xiii., fig. 1. 



Widely oval, convex, brilliantly nitid black, oral organs, 

 antennae and tarsi castaneous. 



Head minutely, sparsely punctate, epistoma truncate, 

 antennae with joint 3 proportionately shorter than in 

 posidonius. Prothorax very convex and mirror like, apex 

 narrowly arcuate, the anterior angles more squarely rounded, 

 the posterior more acute, the foliate margins narrower and 

 more deeply hollowed, the sides less strongly arched, the 

 recurved border considerably thicker than in the preceding 

 species; disc submicroscopically punctate. Elytra nearly as 

 wide as long (8 x 7 J mm.), very convex, lateral margin nar- 

 rower than in the preceding; coarsely and unevenly striate- 

 punctate, the 4 sutural rows of large punctures on each 

 tending to confluence, rows 5 and 6, also 7 and 8, delimited 

 by three costate intervals; beyond these the seriate punctures 

 uneven in size, 1;he intervals irregularly convex, the suture 

 carinate throughout ; a lateral row of large punctures. Pro- 

 sternum finely pustulose at sides, abdomen striolate. Legs 

 shorter than in S. posidonius. Dimensions, 11 x 1\ mm. 



^a6.— Pearson Island. Type, I. 15357. 



