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quinque callosis, dorso griseo, lateribus fuscis." On the 

 Lucindale specimens the alternate interstices are not elevated 

 in the usual way, but at irregular intervals are supplied with 

 feeble tubercular elevations, becoming larger about the pos- 

 terior declivity. (40) The clothing is very variable; it is some- 

 times almost entirely greyish, vaguely mottled with brown,, 

 and fairly commonly is darker at the sides of the elytra than 

 elsewhere (as on the type). Sometimes it is almost entirely 

 sooty, but very dark specimens frequently have a wide pale 

 fascia (dilated at the sides) crowning the posterior declivity; 

 sometimes the 'elytra have a jagged irregular black blotch 

 on the basal half, and a large dark spot on each side; and 

 sometimes each elytron has a fairly large, isolated white 

 spot on each side near the base. The scutellum is frequently 

 white. The supra-ocular ciliation mentioned in the original 

 description is not supported by tubercles, and a slight amount 

 of abrasion causes it to disappear. 



Ethemaia mirabilis, n. sp. 



Densely clothed with pale, more or less stramineous; 

 scales, almost uniform on under-surface, but conspicuously 

 variegated with subochreous and slaty-brown on upper-surface 

 and legs. In addition with numerous stout, erect, sub- 

 spathulate scales, longer on elytra (where they are in places, 

 compacted into loose fascicles), and shorter on prothorax than 

 elsewhere; under-surface and legs with numerous, moderately 

 long setae. 



Head depressed between eyes. Rostrum slightly longer 

 than wide, with an obtuse ridge towards each side, term- 

 inating at base in a conspicuous tubercle. Antennae rather 

 short and thin; basal-joint of funicle as long as two following 

 combined. Prothorax slightly longer than wide, sides feebly 

 rounded ; punctures vaguely indicated through clothing.. 

 Elytra suboblong, considerably wider than prothorax; punc- 

 tures in striae almost or quite concealed ; apparently with 

 feeble tubercles, supporting fascicles, about summit of pos- 

 terior declivity. Legs moderately long; third tarsal-joint 

 somewhat wider than second, and deeply bilobed. Length,,. 

 7h mm. 



Hab. — Australia. Type, I. 3355. 



This is the only species I have seen that could confidently 

 be identified as absolutely congeneric with E. sella ta ; from 

 that species it differs in having the upper-surface much more 

 densely clothed, with considerably longer and frequently 



'40) On the third interstice there are from four to six, and on 

 the fifth from two to four. 



