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of hairs, similar to those on the sterna, overlapping the base of 
the scutellum. e flabellum at first glance appears to be 
but five-jointed, as the produced part of its basal joint 1s 
much shorter than that of the following one, and from some 
directions is concealed. To the naked eye the elytra appear 
have vague remnants of discal costae, but these disappear 
under a lens. ne of the specimens before me bears. lack- 
burn's name label ‘‘Rhopaea hirtuosa, Blackb." and in fact 
it strikingly resembles that species, but it belongs to a different 
section of the genus, as the flabellum, including the first short 
one, consists of but six joints, instead of seven. Of the males 
of the group AAA, it is distinguished from verreauxi by the 
PARALEPIDIOTA CAVIFRONS, n. sp. 
PL xxvi., Bg. 50. 
d. Pale flavo-castaneous, elytra and antennae paler, 
tibial teeth blackish. Head, prothorax, and scutellum with 
Clypeus bilobed, margins strongly elevated. Antennae rr^ 
flabellum seven-jointed, first joint of the latter about one-fift 
shorter than the others. Apical joint of maxillary palpi wide, 
with a wide shallow median depression. Prothorax strong si 
convex, sides widely rounded and finely serrated, all angles 
ront 
E. 4 3 Y! . 
tibiae strongly alata. hind tibiae with unequal spurs ks 
 àpex, the larger one dilated to beyond the middle, and the 
,  RMarrowed to apex. Length, 20-21 mm. í 
orge Queensland: Chillagoe (J. S. Clark). Type, ^ 
