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BB. Antennal flabellum with only 5 long 



and subequal laminae ... Verreauxi, Blanch. 



A A. Punctures of pronotum much larger 

 and less close (as in their males). 

 B. Antennal flabellum with 5 subequal 



laminae, each equal to joints 1-5 



of the antennae together Mussoni, Blachb. 



BB. Antennal flabellum with only 3 of 



its laminae subequal, each of them 



much shorter than in Mussoni ... rugulosa, Blackb. 



It. asdmilis, sp. nov., Mas. Elongata ; subtiliter pubesoens, 

 capite prothoracis margine antico sternis pedibusque 

 pilis elongatis vestitis ; rufo-brunnea, capite pronoto 

 scutello pygidioque confertissime subtilissime nonnihil 

 aspere (clypeo fortiter trans verso, antice sat alte reflexo, 

 minus crebre minus subtiliter) punctulatis ; elytris dupli- 

 citer (subtiliter fere ut pronotum, et puncturis majoribus 

 numerosis leviter impressis) punctulatis ; palporum maxil- 

 larium articulo apicali supra profunde concavo ; antemiis 

 10-articulatis, articulo 3° quam l us 2 US que conjuncti non- 

 nihil longiori, flabello 7-articulato quam articuli oeteri 

 conjuncti paullo longiori (illius articulo basal i quam ceteri 

 multo breviori) ; prothoraoe quam longiori ut 5 ad 3 latiori, 

 antice sat fortiter angustato, lateribus crenulatis parum 

 arcuatis, basi late leviter lobata angulis posticis obtusis ; 

 pygidio ad apicem anguste obsolete emarginato. 

 Fern, latet. Long., 11 i. ; lat., 5 1. (vix.). 



Easily distinguishable from its known congeners by its 

 • close fine puncturation (not much different from that of E. 

 Verreauxi, Blanch., except in the puncturation of the 

 pygidium being manifestly less close and fine) in combination 

 with a 7- jointed antennal flabellum, the first joint of which 

 is less than half as long as the second joint. It differs from 

 all the other known species having very fine and close punc- 

 turation (except Verreauxi) by the elongate 3rd joint of its 

 antennae, and from all of them except heterodactyla, Germ., 

 by the much less strongly arched sides of its prothorax, which 

 when viewed from above appear almost evenly narrowed from 

 base to apex — though viewed from the side they are seen to 

 be quite strongly — but notably less strongly than in others 

 except heterodactyla — rounded. The 3rd joint of the antennae 

 joins on to the flabellum much nearer to the hind extremity 

 of the latter than in heterodactyla, soror, and hirtuosa. 



New South Wales : sent to me by Mr. Sloane, as taken 

 at Bulli. 



E. pilosa, sp. nov., Mas. Minus elongata; subtiliter 

 pubescens, capite pronoto elytrisque pilis erectis fulvis 

 sat elongatis vestitis, sternis pedibusque longe fulvo- 



