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confined to the sides of the striae, on the prothorax of one 
specimen they are fairly evenly distributed, but they are 
almost absent (no doubt from abrasion) from the median third 
of another. I have not been able to see the front of the lower 
MIMADORETUS LEUCOTHYREUS, n. sp. 
PL xxu, Bg. i. 
d. Of a rather dark castaneous; antennae, palpi, and 
a of legs paler. Somewhat irregularly clothed with white 
airs. 
Head rather convex; with dense and moderately large 
bas 
in front of, as behind the suture. Antennae ten-, club three- 
Jointed; club as long as clypeus is wide. Prothorax rather 
strongly convex, abo ce and one-ha ide as 
Seutellu th dense, concealed punctures. Elytra slightly 
Wider than prothorax, apex almost tru ; eac 
thirteen rather deep and regular striae containing punctures, 
d acute, seco 
triangular and rather large, third feeble; basal joint of front 
and 
g ] mm. 
y 4g Lab. Queensland : Cairns district (A. M. Lea). Type, 
Two specimens were obtained, on one of which there is a 
vague greenish gloss on part of the prothorax. The uppe 
Portion of the head is almost glabrous; on the prothorax there- 
~ . àre numerous subdepressed hairs on the sides, but the median 
~ . third is almost glabrous, the scutellum is densely clothed, on 
