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9th. and 10th series scarcely passing the middle of the length of 

 the elytra, and from A. apicalis, Macl., by the apical part of its 

 elytra nearly black. It is perhaps nearest to A. (Clerus) Mastersi, 

 Macl. The characters attributed to that species (apart from 

 those relating to colour) are valueless for identification, being 

 common to almost all Aulici. The pattern of A. Mastersi seems 

 to bear a general resemblance to that of the present insect, but 

 the general colour of the elytra is said to be " bronzy red " which 

 is certainly not the general colour in A. dives, and the very great 

 distance apart of the localities in which the two insects were 

 taken renders it unlikely that they are varieties of one species. 

 S. Australia (Mt. Lofty Range). 



A. nigro-hirtus, sp. nov. Supra cceruleus purpureo-micans, sub- 

 tus cyaneus, antennis (clava nonnihil infuscata excepta) pal- 

 pis et tarsis anticis testaceis, tibiis anticis subtus ferrugineis, 

 pedibus alibi purpureis ; pilis sat elongatis (his in corpore 

 supra obscuris, subtus albidis) vestitus ; capite crebre for- 

 tius nee rugulose punctulato ; antennis prothoracem medium 

 vix superantibus, articulo ultimo fere ut generis Eleale 

 appendiculato ; prothorace vix crans verso, fere ut caput 

 punctulato sed puncturis rugis transversis intermixtis, pos- 

 tice breviter (sed antice nullo modo) tubulato, antice trans- 

 versim arcuatim (postice recte) sulcato, inter sulcos sequaliter 

 convexo, lateribus ab angulis anticis fere ad basin sequaliter 

 arcuatis; elytris 10-seriatim foveolatis, seriebus 9 a 10 a que 

 ultra medium vix distinctis ceteris in elytrorum partem 

 quartam apicalem continuis, foveolis quam A. chrysuri, 

 Chevr., parum magis grossis, parte apicali confuse nee crebre 

 punctulata ; tibiis extus carinatis. Long., 4 1. (vix) ; lat., 

 14 1. 

 The notable characters of this species are the strongly appen- 

 diculate apical joint of its antennae which is scooped out on its 

 wide compressed face in such fashion as to make it from a certain 

 point of view look like two joints, the pronotum without concavity 

 or longitudinal sulcus behind the anterior transverse sulcus, and 

 the tibiae with a conspicuous longitudinal carina on their external 

 face. The fovese of the elytral series are notably less coarse and more 

 closely placed than in the species I call episcopalis, Spinola ; the 

 series (as such) are exceptionally conspicuous owing to the longi- 

 tudinal interstices being distinctly more elevated than the inter- 

 stices separating fovea from fovea in the series. Perhaps nearest 

 to A. imperialism Gorh., but evidently very distinct from it as 

 that species is described as having its pronotum abruptly nar- 

 rowed in front and much depressed dorsally. 

 N. Queensland. 

 A. instabilis, Newm. There seems to be much confusion about 



