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seen from above it appears to be uniform, but from the sides 

 there may be seen numerous short sloping setae, amongst the 

 pubescence, in consequence, in my table/ 21 ) the species would 

 be associated with D. squiresensis, from which it differs in 

 having the setae less erect, and in its entirely dark legs. On 

 one sex the Epical segment of the abdomen is widely concave 

 in the middle, and with a subtuberculate swelling on each side. 

 On a few specimens the upper-surface, or the elytra only, 

 have a very feeble metallic gloss. 



Dasytes pictipes, n. sp. 



Black; parts of antennae and of legs flavous. Clothed 

 with short, depressed, ashen pubescence. 



Head with rather dense and minute punctures ; two vague 

 depressions in front. Antennae rather short. Prothorax 

 widely transverse, sides and base rounded and finely mar- 

 gined, hind angles rounded off, a shallow transverse depression 

 near base ; with dense and small punctures, larger near base 

 than elsewhere. Elytra very little wider than prothorax at 

 base, sides slightly dilated to near apex; with dense and 

 small, but sharply defined punctures. Length, 2-2*25 mm. 



Hab. — New South Wales : Dorrigo (W. Heron). Type, 

 I. 12286. 



Of the eight specimens before me the tibiae and tarsi 

 are pale on all, most of them have the trochanters and knees 

 pale, and one has the entire front legs pale; the antennae 

 are entirely pale, or with some of the apical joints inf uscated ; 

 parts of the muzzle are also pale. In my table would be 

 associated with D. bourgeoisi (n. pr., now D. julesi), from 

 which it differs in being smaller, and prothorax with a shallow 

 subbasal depression; D austratiae, with somewhat similar 

 depression, is slightly less robust, and with entirely dark legs 

 and antennae. 



Dasytes ellipticus, n. sp. 



Black; antennae (apical half inf uscated) and legs (middle 

 and hind femora more or less deeply inf uscated) flavous. 

 Clothed with short, ashen pubescence. 



Head with small and fairly numerous punctures, two 

 feeble depressions in front, and a still more feeble one in 

 middle. Antennae slightly passing base of prothorax, fifth 

 joint distinctly smaller than fourth or sixth. Prothorax at 

 base almost twice as wide as long, front convex in middle, 

 strongly rounded to sides, base and sides finelv margined ; 



(2D Lea, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1909, p. 240. 



