BY THE REV. T. BLACKBURN. 
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decided tendency to prominence in a lateral direction, — but cannot 
be called “ tuberculate.” 
A very obscure-looking little species, but apparently distinct 
from everything yet described. The anterior region of the elytra 
is more strongly than usual (in the genus) declivous towards the 
prothorax, and the lateral prominence of the shoulders (suggestive 
of some forms of Leptojjs ), — slight but evident in this species, — 
is exceptional in Oxyops. This latter character seems to be 
unusually prevalent in the species that occur in the Northern 
Territory. 
N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. 
O. MACULATA, Sp.nOV. 
Sat lata ; supra ferruginea, squamis fasciculatis in tuberculis 
nonnullis maculatim ornata; subtuspicea. [Long. Sf, lat. 1? lines. 
The rostrum is somewhat gibbous near the apex. The head ig 
deeply furrowed between the eyes, the space between the furrow 
and either eye being clothed with ei'ect long white scales. The 
prothorax is coarsely rugulose (the base and front of the disc less 
coarsely than the other parts). The elytra are profoundly foveolate 
in close rows (the interstices granulate) ; the shoulders are protu- 
berant laterally in such fashion that viewed from above a slight 
conical process appears to project beyond the lateral margin on 
either side ; each elytron beai’s several tubercles which are topped 
with a coDS})icous fascicle of erect wdiite scales ; the tubercles are 
arranged as follows, — on the third interstice an elongate one at 
the base, a small one before the middle, and a large one just above 
the posterior declivity, — on the 5th interstice a small one level 
with the middle one of the 3rd interstice, and another small one 
near the apex, — on the 9th interstice several small ones. The 
whole upper and under surface and the legs are thinly clothed 
with small adpressed white scales. The mesosternal projection is 
very well-defined and pointed. 
Ai)parently near 0. niveosparm, Pasc., (a species I am not 
accpxainted with except by description) but diflfering in the shape 
