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and conical on posterior declivity; a row of granules (stronger 

 and closer near the base) on each side of the suture (the first and 

 third rows of tubercles hardly extend on the posterior declivity, 

 the second extends almost to the apex, the fourth and fifth hardly 

 so far). Ventral segments strongly divided, impressed, slightly 

 rugulose, and almost glabrous on each side of median vitta ; 

 apical segment not as long as two preceding ones together, the 

 impression on each side of the median vitta deepest towards the 

 front, not extending in full depth to either anterior or posterior 

 margin. Legs sparsely setigerous ; femora cylindrical ; anterior 

 thickened in middle, lower side with a narrow cicatrix-like ridge 

 on apical half; anterior tibiie sinuate and setigerous on lower side, 

 the apex bent inwards in a single strong triangular projection. 



Length, 22|- ; breadth, 7i. 



Habitat. — Everard Range. 



Female. — Larger and proportionately wider than mak ; pro- 

 thorax (6| X 1\ mm.) wider across base, less dilatate on sides ; 

 elytra (15^ x 9 nnn.) more rounded on sides, witli a small 

 triangular sutural notch at apex; anterior femora much less 

 thickened in the middle, the cicatrix of lower side obsolete; 

 three last ventral segments with light rugulose impressions on 

 each side (these impressions long, narrow, and oblique on apical 

 segment); apical ventral segment with a narrow parallel-sided 

 median excavation at apex. 



Length, 24 ; breadth, 9 mm. 



This species must be allied to »S*. laticoUis, Macl. (the type of 

 which from Sir William Macleay's description seems to be th(^ 

 male), the most apparent differences between it and that species 

 seem — the elytra broader than the prothorax in the male, and 

 the upper-surface not free from scales in .S". Elderi. 



Selerorhinus oeeldentalis, «. y*. 



Robust, elliptical ; prothorax dilatate on sides, granulate ; 

 elytra with rows of red tuberculiform granules. Black, elytra 

 very thickly covered with short cinereous-brown scales; a narrow 

 median vitta of thick tawny hair extending on under-surfaco 

 from mesosternum to apex. 



Rostrum short, about as wide as head, considerably dilatate on 

 sides below antenna3 ; external ridges parallel, convex in profile ; 

 central ridge broad, prominent, hardly divided from forehead. 

 Head with front flattened and lightly impressed longitudinally 

 behind the sulci of the rostrum. Head and rostrum with two 

 vittEe of yellowish scales, sides of head with yellowish scales. 



Male. — Prothorax broader than long (7x8 mm.), very dilatate 

 on sides, widest before the middle, transversely and longitudinally 

 convex; disc greatly depressed; anterior margin strongly sinuate. 



