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A very short, compact species, allied to subfasciatus, but 

 smaller, scape shorter and inserted nearer base than apex of 

 rostrum : edentatus is about the same length, and has similar 

 clothing on the upper-surface, but its antennae are inserted at 

 a slightly different position, and its elytra are much narrower. 

 The clothing on the under-surface is unusually dense, and on 

 the type (which is probably a male) is matted together by dirt 

 or by an exudate ; but across the second segment a closely-set 

 mass of pale scales, like a transverse fascia, is very conspicuous, 

 on the first segment also a similar mass of scales, but incurved 

 at the middle, can be traced. Probably, however, the clothing 

 is sexually variable. 



Dr. Gestro sent a specimen as Emydica platynota, Pasc, 

 labelled as having been taken by Beccari at Ansus, in New 

 Guinea (the original collector and locality). It might, there- 

 fore, fairly be regarded as a co-type. The specimen has a small 

 but distinct fasciculate tubercle, at about the apical fourth, 

 on the fifth interstice of each elytron. The sides of its pro- 

 thorax and elytra are margined with closely -set scales pro- 

 jected outwards, so that the margins appear to be more acute 

 than they really are. The whole of its upper-surface is clothed 

 with muddy-grey scales. The original figure (pi. ii,, fig. 1) is a 

 very poor one, and gives a misleading idea of the species. 



In catalogues the genus should be placed near Imalithus, 

 whose only known species is also greatly depressed. The genus 

 referred to here as an Australian species is now to be 

 described. 



Emydica brevisetosa, n, sp. 



(S . Reddish-brown; antennae and tarsi red. Rather 

 densely clothed with white or whitish scales, variegated in 

 places (and especially on elytra) with pale-brown ones. Fifth 

 interstice on each elytron with a narrow fascicle at the apical 

 third. Margins with a closely set fringe of stout, slightly 

 variegated, brownish scales. Upper-surface with short, up- 

 right, and rather dense setae. Front tibiae and tarsi fringed 

 iDeneath with long and almost golden setae. 



Head with dense concealed punctures. Rostrum almost 

 as long as prothorax, lightly curved, moderately wide at base 

 but narrowed to antennae, thence almost parallel-sided; with 

 very dense and rather coarse punctures concealed on basal 

 Tialf. Prothorax very flat, about once and one-half as wide 

 as long, sides gently rounded, apex trilobed, median lobe 

 about one-third the width of base; with rather small 

 punctures. Scutelhom small but distinct. Elytra flattened, 

 slightly wider than prothorax, almost parallel-sided to near 



(13) Pascoe. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen., 1885, p. 255. 



