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"the elytra, where each is separated from its fellows by a trans- 

 verse ridge that is almost level with the interstices; so that 

 there the elytra do not appear to be striated, but posteriorly 

 the punctures become much smaller and the striation more 

 ■evident. The rows of punctures on the interstices cause these, 

 from some directions, to appear as narrow, slightly undulating 

 ridges. 



Tyrt^osus bivulneratus, n. sp. 



Black, parts of elytra and of legs obscurely diluted with 

 red, antennae and tarsi reddish. Moderately clothed with 

 reddish-ochreous setae, on the prothorax forming three feeble 

 longitudinal stripes, and on the elytra many compacted into 

 feeble spots. 



Head with dense and fairly coarse punctures; a curious 

 impression behind each eye. Eyes separated the width of 

 rostrum at extreme base. Rostrum rather long and thin, a 

 distinct notch on each side of base; basal half with fairly 

 €oarse punctures, subseriately arranged, elsewhere with 

 smaller but more sharply-defined ones, but almost impunctate 

 along middle. Frotliorax moderately transverse, sides 

 strongly rounded, base strongly bisinuate and more than 

 thrice the width of apex ; with dense, large, round punctures, 

 in places more or less confluent; with a very strong median 

 carina. Elytra not much wider than prothorax, sides feebly 

 rounded to beyond the middle, with a very distinct sub- 

 humeral notch on each side of base ; punctures and interstices 

 peculiar. Metasterniim with a rather feeble ridge on each 

 side between coxae; episterna each with an interrupted row 

 of punctures. Ahdo/nen with first segment scarcely once and 

 one-half the length of second, its apex lightly incurved to 

 middle ; third and fourth with comparatively dense setiferous 

 punctures, as on rest of abdomen. Legs stout; femora rather 

 strongly grooved and edentate; all tibiae distinctly dilated to 

 apex, the four hind ones conspicuously bidentate on outer 

 apex. Length, 9 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Mount Tambourine (A. M. Lea). 

 Type, I. 1308. 



The clothing on the elytra is feebly variegated, but the 

 setae are scarcely stouter than those on the prothorax. The 

 depression behind each eye is deep and sharply defined ; it is 

 narrowest at the inner portion of the eye, and dilates out- 

 wardly (instead of inwardly as in other species) ; in its middle 

 there is a narrow shining costa. With the head set out but 

 attached to the body it is more or less concealed. The pro- 

 thoracic punctures, although many are round and isolated, 

 exhibit a tendency to become more or less confluent, especially 

 along the middle, so that, when viewed obliquely, there 



