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Gr. Carpliupus (Especes aiistraliennes). 



A. Elytra testacea aut rufa. 

 a. Elytra nnicoloria. 



1. Carphurus xanthochroiis. Long. 4 — 5 mm. Linearis, depressus, rufiis, nitidus, elj'tris interdum pallide 



testaceis, nigro villosus, antennis apice, femoribus (genubus exceptis), tarsorum apice et segmentorum 

 primorum abdominis macula basali transversa nigris; capite summo interdum infuscato, punctulato, 

 antennis sat gracilibus, apicem versus liaud crassioribus, medium elytrorum liaud attingentibus; 

 prothorace convexiusculo, utrinque antice foveolato, postice transversim impresso; scutello brevi, 

 nigro; elytris protliorace paulo latioribus, plus duplo longioribus, truncatis, sat dense punctatis; 

 abdomine interdum rubro. — Gayndali. (M. G.) 



2. Carphurus tachyporoides. Long. 5 mm. Elongatus, convexiusculus, rufo-testaceus, nitidus, nigro-hirtus, 



capite nigro, antice rufo-testaceo, antennis apice fuscis, pectore et abdominalibus segmentis basi 

 nigris, femoribus nigris; capite antice Ise vi et utrinque leviter impresso, summo transversim strigoso ; 

 antennis obsolete serratis, protliorace subquadrato, elytris angustiore, postice attenuato, angulis 

 posticis obtuse rotundatis, ante basin leviter transversim impresso; scutello nigro, truncato, elytris 

 prothorace plus duplo longioribus, postice leviter ampliatis, apice truncatis, tenuiter sat dense 

 punctatis; segmentis abdominalibus transversim impressis; pedibus liirtis. — PeakDowns. (M. G.) 

 A prsecedente corpore convexo distinctus. 



3. Carphurus pallidipennis M. Leay, Trans. Ent. K S. Wales, 1872, 267. Long. 5 mm. Elongatus, 



nitidus, longe nigrescenti-liirtus; capite sat lato, producto, post oculos leviter angustato, antice 

 leviter biimpresso, rufo, punctulato, labro antennisque (basi excepta) nigris ; prothorace rufo, lateribus 

 nigro, capite angustiore, latitudine longiore, antice truncato, postice rotundato, ante basin transversim 

 impresso, lateribus et basi marginato; scutello transverso, apice late rotundato; elytris brevibus, 

 pallide rufis, punctatis, oblique truncatis; abdomine nigro, segmentis 2 apicalibus piceis; pedibus 

 nigris, tibiis plus minus ve rufis. — Gayndah. (Sp. itwis.) 



b. Elytra fuscomaculata. 



4. Carphurus elongatus M. Leay, Trans. Ent. N. S. Wales, 1872, 266. Long. 4—7 mm. Elongatus, 



rufus, nitidus, nigro-hirtus, prothoracis lateribus, elytrorum macula postico-externa, abdominis 

 segmentis basi, femoribus antennisque (basi excepta) nigris; capite inter oculos obsolete impresso, 

 summo strigoso; antennis validiusculis , apicem versus leviter crassioribus, intus leviter dentatis; 

 pi"othorace valde convexo, postice angustiore, basi transversum fortiter impresso; scutello truncato, 

 nigro; elytris prothorace duplo longioribus, ante medium rotundato ampliatis, apice rotundato- 

 truncatis, villosis et cinereo pubescentibus , subtiliter punctulatis; abdomine lateribus impresso. — 

 Gayndah; Peak-Downs. (M. G.) 



Variat. : Macula elytrorum postica plus minusve dilatata, abdominisque segmentis plus minusve 

 nigToplagiatis. 



Varie beaucoup de taille et un peu de coloration; les individus bien developpes sont remarquables 

 par la dilatation des elytres aprös les 6paules. 



5. Carphurus cristatifrons. Long. 5 mm. Angustus, rufo-testaceus, modice nitidus, nigro-hirtus, macula 



transversa occipitali, antennarum dimidia parte apicali, scutello, macula elytrorum discoidali, pectore 

 abdominisque segmentis basi, supra anguste, subtus latissime fusco-nigris, labro mandibularumque 

 apice fuscis; capite inter oculos profunde triexcavato, intervallis compressis, angulatim laminatis, 



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