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vague depressions on the pronotum, but they are probably 

 due to irregular contraction; the type is without any. 



SCRAPTIA DECIPIENS, n. Sp. 



Dark piceous-brown ; elytra and appendages not much 

 paler than the other parts. Densely clothed with short, pale 

 pubescence. 



Read with small crowded punctures ; with a short median 

 line. Eyes large, close together in front, and deeply notched. 

 Antennae long and rather thin, second joint slightly longer 

 than third, their combined length about equal to that of 

 fourth, combined length of the three slightly less than that 

 of the fifth. Prothorax about once and one-half as wide as 

 the median length, basal two-thirds almost parallel-sided, 

 then strongly obliquely decreasing in width to apex ; with 

 crowded, subasperate punctures, somewhat coarser than on 

 head. Elytra slightly wider than prothorax; with crowded 

 subasperate punctures. Legs long, spurs to hind tibiae very 

 unequal, the longer distinctly shorter than the second joint 

 of tarsi. Length, 4 \ mm. 



Rob. — South Australia : Karoonda to Peebinga (G. E. H. 

 Wright). Type (unique), I. 6121. 



In general appearance close to fumata, but somewhat 

 darker, punctures distinctly larger and second to fifth joints 

 of antennae differently proportioned, the third and fourth are 

 so closely applied together that it is only on very close 

 examination and from certain directions that they may be 

 seen to be really two. Four apical joints of each antenna 

 are missing from the type; it has three vague depressions on 

 the pronotum. 



Paromarteon. 



In general appearance the typical species of this genus 

 is structurally close to Temnopalpus bicolor, and like that 

 species it has a strong general resemblance to many of the 

 small Telephorides (e.g., Heteromastix). The only generic 

 difference on the upper-surface that I can find is in the eyes, 

 those of Paromarteon being larger, less prominent, and with 

 smaller facets than in Temnopalpus. 



Paromarteon mutabile, Blackb. 



The type of this species appears to have the head entirely 

 red, but I have seen no specimen (including two co-types) in 

 which the head was not at least deeply infuscated towards 

 the base, and it is usually of a shining black except about the 

 muzzle; the prothorax is usually more flavous than reddish, 

 and the elytra are frequently flavous (those of the type were 

 described as testaceous). The species occurs in New South 



