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C. faciaU primo intuitu simillimus, sed elytrorum colore haud senea, antennis apice subpectinatis 

 pedibusque aliter coloratis facile distinctus. 



21. Car})lmrus armipennis. Long". 6 mm. Eloiigatus, convexiiisculus, postice aciiminatus, rufescens, nitidus, 



antennis apice nigris, elytris nigro-fuscis, sutura rufescente, pectore fusco; capite summo convexo, 

 fronte sexfoveata, antennis validis, valde serratis; prothorace latitudine paulo longiore, subparallelo, 

 nigro-liirto, lateribus antice impressiusculo, postice utrinque foveato, basi marginato; elytris prothorace 

 vix latioribus, duplo tantum longioribus, apice truncatis, dense punctatis, margine externo post 

 humeros lobo prominente armatis et postea sinuatis; abdomine acuminato, nitidiore, tarsis fuscis, 

 articulo 1" basi fulvo. — Queensland. (M. G.) 



Espece bien remarquable, au moins chez le ^, par la saillie du bord externe des elytres, 

 derriere les öpaules, qui rappelle ce qui existe chez le C. cristaüfrons. 



22. Carplmrus atronitens. Long. 2^k- — 4 mm. Elongatus, profunde niger, nitidissimus, prothorace rufo, 



maculaT forrainigricante angusta, antennarum basi elytrorumque margine externo (postice obsolescente) 

 rufescentibus; capite tenuissime punctulato, medio bifoveolato; prothorace subquadrato, postice 

 attenuato, transversim profunde impresso; elytris prothorace vix latioribus, paulo plus duplo 

 longioribus, apice truncatis, fere laevibus; abdomine fere Isevi, nigro hirto; tibiis tarsisque basi 

 pallidis. — Sidney. (M. G.) 



Var.: Pronoto antice striga transversali nigricante, elytris totis nigris. 



E. Elytra fusca, rufo aut pallido fasciata. 



23. Carpliurus scapulatus. Long. 5 mm. Planiusculus, rubro-rufus, elytris nigris, macula basali rufe, 



abdominis segmentis 2 ultimis nigris, antennis nigris, basi rufis, capite medio obscuriore, tibiis 

 tarsisque apice fuscis; capite inter oculos foveolis 2 oblongis impresso; antennis sat elongatis, intus 

 acute dentatis; prothorace latitudine paulo longiore, antice utrinque leviter, postice transversim 

 impresso; elytris prothorace sensim latioribus et fere triplo longioribus, dense punctulatis, apice 

 oblique truncatis; segmentis abdomiualibus lateribus arcuatis et impressis. — Rockhampton. (M. G.) 



24. Carphnrns hasipennis. Long. SVa — 4 mill. Niger, nitidus, prothorace rubro, elytris basi testaceis, 



antennarum basi, ore tibiisque testaceis, scutello nigro; capite sat fortiter antice biimpresso; antennis 

 sat brevibus ; prothorace longitudine paulo latiore, postice angustato et transversim impresso, angulis 

 posticis fere rotundatis; elytris prothorace haud duplo longioribus, truncatis, vix perspicue punctulatis; 

 abdomine unicolori. — Peak Downs. (M. G.) 



25. CarpJmrus fascnpennis. Long. 3 mm. Niger, nitidus, prothorace rufo, elytris medio fascia lata transversa 



albida, pedibus, ore antennisque testaceis, his apice infuscatis; capite tenuissime dense punctato; 

 prothorace postice angustiore et profunde transversim impresso; scutello nigro; elytris prothorace 

 latioribus, duplo longioribus, apice leviter dilatatis et truncatis, fere Isevigatis; abdomine unicolori. — 

 Peak Downs. (M. G.) 



G. Balanoplioniis M. Leay, 

 Trans. Ent. N. S. Wales, 1872, 2G7. 



Genus Carphuris valde affine. Palpi maxillares fusiformes, obtusi. Labrum transversum, antice 

 rotuudatum. Caput latum. Oculi lati, prominentes. Antennae sat breves, articulo primo secundo 

 multo majore, 3" dentato, ceteris sat longe pectinatis. Elytra abdomine niultd breviora. Tarsi 

 breves, articulo 1" magno, sequentibus 3 minutissimis; tarsorum anticorum articulo 2" in medio 

 baseos primi inserto. Vesicula thoracis et abdominis magna, exserta. 



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