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over length of interstice, sixth with tubercles somewhat 

 smaller but more regular and closer together. Apical ventral 

 segment with a concave depression slightly shallower than in 

 8. inconstant. Legs simple. 



9 . Somewhat more ovate than the male ; beneath convex, 

 with a much feebler brownish vitta. 



Dim. — c , 16 x 6 mm. ; 0,17x7 mm. 



Hah. — Victoria: Mount Baldy (H. J. Carter), Victorian 

 Alps (Rev. T. Blackburn). 



Close to S. inconstans, Lea, of which it might well be 

 regarded as a variety; as, however, a fairly extensive series 

 shows little variation in the size of the tubercles and in other 

 points, I think it justifiable to propose a distinct name for the 

 southern form. The prothoracic granules are not noticeably 

 smaller than in the type of S. inconstans, but they are 

 decidedly smaller than the majority of specimens from Mount 

 Kosciusko ; the elytral tubercles are also smaller, and as a 

 general rule are fewer in number. The clothing is described 

 from a specimen in good preservation, but the majority of 

 specimens are abraded or discoloured and the vittae obscured. 



Type in author's collection. 



SCLERORINUS MUCRONIPENNIS, n. Sp. 



9 . Size small, ovate, moderately robust, general facies 

 that of S. germari. Black, densely clothed with dark-brown 

 subsquamose clothing, vittate with white, head trivittate, the 

 median vitta bifurcate on the rostrum, prothorax trivittate, 

 elytra with two longitudinal vittae on each side, one internal 

 to third interstice, the other along lateral border, sides of pro- 

 thorax and elvtra with white along lower edge. Beneath with 

 a feeble median greyish vitta. Setae brownish. 



Head continued into rostrum without interruption, the 

 external ridges running on to forehead, forehead not carinate 

 in middle ; rostrum not excavate, median carina not greatly 

 raised, subtriangular in front, narrowed at base, a small 

 fovea present on head at base of median carina ; sublateral 

 basal foveae rather deep. Eyes rotundate. Prothorax (4x5 

 mm.) rather strongly ampliate on sides, ocular lobes some- 

 what feeble, disc with well-defined subapical transverse 

 impression, median line hardly impressed ; set with small 

 rounded granules, depressed and obsolescent towards centre, 

 becoming larger and more evident towards sides ; sides granu- 

 late. Elytra (9x6 mm.) ovate, apex rounded, with a small 

 emargination at suture bounded on either side by a short 

 mucro situated at end of third interstice ; base subtruncate, 

 humeri marked by a small tubercle, not at all advanced. Sculp- 

 ture of disc confused, punctures small, shallow, intervening 



