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17. C. x)assaloiclcs. Germ. Linn. Ent. 1848, 189. — Westw. Trans. Eiit. Soc. 185G, 5. — Long. 20 mm. — 



Caput longitucline parum latius, confertim punctatum, vei'tice tuberculis duobiis oblongis divaricatis, 

 antice rotundatum, marginatum. Autennse picese articulo 1" trigono, funiculo G-articulato clava 

 triphylla. Mentum trapezoidale punctatum, basi profunde emarginatum. Thorax postice longitudine 

 duplo latior, margine antico longitudine vix latior, lateribus a basi ad medium fere parallelis, a 

 medio ad apicem rotundato angustatis, tenuiter marginatis, punctis raagnis impressis pro parte raris 

 remotis, pro pai'te magis acervatis obsitus, medio late sed obsolete canaliculatus. Prosternum antice 

 productum, Impressum, punctatum, apice subtruncatum. Elytra thorace ter longiora, deplanata, profunde 

 punctata, punctis dorsi majoribus seriatis, linea circulari impressa signatis; laterum crebrioribus 

 inordinatis. Corpus subtus magis piceum , minus dense punctatum. — Adelaide, (species invisa.) 

 A Cryptodo Tasmanniano corpore angustiore, thorace profundius punctato, mento basi emarginato 

 differt. 



c. Mentum basi laminatum. Prothorax antice tuberculo minuto armatus. Corpus angustus, magis parallelum. 



(Subgenus: Cryptodellus Westw.). 



18. C. cmiceps Westw. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1856, 6, pl. 1, fig. 6. Long. 17 mm. Oblongus, parallelus, 



obscure fusco-nigricans, grosse punctatus, punctis luteo-setosis: capite magno, semicirculari, summo 

 grosse punctato, antice obsoletius, margine valde reflexo, vertice transversim bituberculato; prothorace 

 elytris haud angustiore, margine postice utrinque ralde emarginato, angulis subacutis, punctis 

 grossis parum dense impresso, ad latera densius, postice rarius et obsolete longitudinaliter impresso; 

 scutello Isevi, elytris grosse punctato lineatis, intervallis leviter elevatis, seriatim breviter setulosis; 

 pygidio grosse sat dense punctato; tarsis sat gracilibus. — Swan- River. Peak-Downs. (M. G.) 



19. C. grossipes. Long. 16 mm. Oblongo-subelongatus, magis convexus, parallelus, nigro-fuscus, nitidus, 



punctatus, punctis sat parvis, tenuiter luteo-setosis, capite magno, semicirculari, reticulato-punctato, 

 margine valde reflexo, vertice bituberculato, utrinque linea tenui elevata; prothorace elytris haud 

 angustiore subquadrato, lateribus arcuato et sat late marginato, margine postico utrinque leviter 

 sinuato, angulis vix prominulis, laxe punctulato, medio obsolete canaliculato; scutello tenuiter 

 punctato; elytris oblongis, punctato-substriatis, punctis sat mediocribus, intervallis subplanis, alternatim 

 leviter convexiusculis; pygidio convexo, punctis elevatis minusculis laxe sparsuto; tarsis crassis, fere 

 cylindricis. — Cleveland-Bay. (Coli. Mniszech). 



Cette espece est plus 6troite, plus convexe et bien plus finement ponctuöe que la pröcedente 

 dont eile differe aussi par la sculpture du pygidium et la conformation des tarses; enfln le menton 

 qui se prolonge en une lame anguleuse chez le caviceps, est ici arrondi a Textrömitö. 



C. snhcostah(s M. Leay, Trans. Ent. IST. S. Wales, 1873, 201. Long. 18 mm. Brownish black, subnitid, 

 and of a broad flattish form. Head densely punctate, mth tAvo small tubercles on the forehead 

 and with the cl3q)eus rounded and reflexed. Thorax subconvex, finely but not densely punctate. 

 Avith the median line broadly, but not deeply impressed. Elytra flat, of the A^ldth of the tliorax 

 and slightly dehiscent, with the suture and three tolerably distinct lines on each elytron elevated 

 and thinly punctate, with the intervals occupied by three irregulär roAvs of oval variolous impressions, 

 and Avith a strong tuberosity near the apex on each elytron. Under side of body and legs piceous, 

 thinly punctate, each puncture bearing a very short yelloAV decumbent seta. Antennae Avith the 

 first point rough, punctate, triangulär and very large, completely covering the rest of the antennae 

 excepting the club. Mentum Avith base deeply and ratlier narroAvly emarginate. 



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