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SMuewhat produced ; the penultimate joint of tlie la))ial palpi 

 is plurisetose in front and dilatate towards the apex ; that of the 

 maxillary palpi is short and trian^-ular, with a seta projecting 

 forward internally ; these features are found in other species of 

 the genus and also in some species of Adotela. The puncture 

 usually found among the Carabid^. towards the outer side of the 

 anterior femora, near the apex, is wanting.* The posterior coxa? 

 have only a single puncture on each near the inner margin, a little 

 before the insertion of the trochanters.! In all allied species 

 known to me this puncture is pi-esent. In the specimen before 

 me the anterior part of the clypeus is covered with minute 

 punctures. 



Parroa noetis, ^spcc nor. 

 Form rather elongate, convex, robust, smooth on upper surface. 

 Entirely of a deep shining black. Head large (6x6 mm.), 

 convex, smooth ; frontal impressions obsolete ; clypeal suture 

 lightly marked, extending forward obliquely on each side ; 

 clypeus truncate, a foveiform puncture on each side; eyes convex,, 

 not prominent or inclosed behind. Mandibles strong, elongate. 

 Labrum prominent, subrotundate in front, longitudinally sulcate 

 in middle. Antenuie rather thick, filiform; basal joint; thick, 

 second shorter than fourth, last narrow, fusiform. Prothorax very 

 little broader than long (8-75 x 9-25 mm.), widest rather before 

 the middle, gently and but little narrowed behind, lightly con^ ex, 

 not declivous behind ; basal part defined by a shallow broad 



* I believe the presence or absence of this puncture (which I propose to 

 call the external apical puncture of the anterior femora) to be of some 

 classificatory value among the Carabid.*: ; Its presence is invariable in all 

 the Australian Broscides I have seen, excepting the present specimen. If 

 normally aljsent in P. <jravdii, it seems proba'ole its loss is owing to the 

 rugosity of the part of the fennir wliere it is usually found. It is almost 

 obsolete in F. noclix, SI. 



tThe punctures found on the posterior cox:e of nearly all tlie Cakaeid.* 

 seem capahle of use in classification, but I have not lieen able to tind that 

 they have yet been so used, or to come to any definite conclusion as to liow 

 much value^ attaches to them. The usual numlier of these punctures 

 among the (/Akaeid.*; seems to be three ; and, as one, two, or all three of 

 tliose may be wanting, it appears necessary if they are to be referred to, 

 tor tiiem to be named. I therefore propose the names — (a) anterior punc- 

 ture, (b) ajncal puncture, (c) inkier mar(fmal puncture of posterior coxit j 

 according as they are placed— (a) at about half the breadth of the anterior 

 part of the coxa, (b) near the apex of the coxa, (c) near the inner margin 

 of the coxa a little before the insertion of the trochanters. When all 

 three punctures are present the coxa' may be called tripunctate. 



t It may be noted that in this species the sotigerous puncture usually so 

 conspicuous on the upper side (towards the apex) of the basal joint of the 

 anteniue among the Garabid.!-: is wanting. This puncture may prove of 

 classificatory value in some groups of the CARABio.'t:. P. vocfix is the only 

 Broscide that has come under my notice in wliich it has been wanting. 



