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deep and sharply-limited, continuous median groove, moder- 

 ately wide at base and apex, evenly and gently constricted 

 in middle ; with a large and deep excavation on each side, 

 posteriorly acutely narrowed, at the side in front encroached 

 upon by a tubercular swelling ; with some irregularly scat- 

 tered punctures. Elytra much wider than prothorax : each 

 with four discal, subcostal elevations, of which the third is 

 very feeble and fourth (from above) apparently marginal ; 

 finely granulate-punctate, but sculpture partially concealed. 

 Length, 9 mm. 



Ttab . — New South Wales: Dorrigo (W. Heron). Type 

 (unique), I. 6664. 



This species is certainly congeneric with hilaris, with 

 which it agrees in its impubescent pronotum, but it differs 

 from that species, as from all others of the genus, by the 

 remarkable sculpture of the pronotum, in particular by the 

 strongly-impressed median line. The median third of the 

 pronotum is occupied by a black vitta, with somewhat uneven 

 sides; on the elytra the reddish parts are the base, apex, 

 sides near apex, shoulders, and the first and fourth discal 

 costae, with parts of the second and third. 



Morpholycus, n. g. 



Head of moderate size, strongly narrowed behind the 

 eyes and with a distinct neck; labrum strongly transverse, 

 gently rounded in front. Eyes large, prominent, lateral, 

 entire, finely faceted. Antennae usually serrate or pectinate, 

 apical joint semidouble. Maxillary palpi with first and third 

 joints small, the others larger, fourth joint securiform. 

 Labrum small and soft, with small palpi. Mandibles bifid. 

 Prothorax transverse, lateral sutures not denned. Scutellum 

 small and distinct. Elytra flat, much wider than prothorax, 

 more or less parallel-sided ; epipleurae narrow and continuous 

 throughout. Mesostemum produced in front, apex bisinuate 

 for reception of front coxae. Metasternum elongate, episterna 

 not very narrow. Abdomen parallel-sided for most of its 

 length, composed of six segments in the male and five in the 

 female. Legs moderately long ; front coxae basal and 

 touching, their cavities widely open behind, middle coxae 

 lightly, the hind ones moderately separated ; tibiae lightly 

 bispinose at apex ; tarsi with penultimate joint conspicuously 

 produced below claw joint ; claws each with a large basal 

 swelling. 



This genus is proposed for the reception of Pseudolycus 

 apicalis, Macl., which, as pointed out by Blackburn (ante, 

 1899, p. 72), is certainly not a Pseudolycus ; he considered 

 it was probably a Pyrochroid, but said that the differences 



