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globose. Prothorax ovate-cylindrical (sometimes cylindrical when 

 viewed from above, distinctly and angulately widened in the 

 middle when viewed from the side), wider than head, apical por- 

 tion elevated and forming a hood-shaped lobe, separated from the 

 posterior portion by a semicircular depression with extremities 

 near the anterior angles. Truncate in front and behind, with 

 anterior lobe slightly produced so that the anterior margin appears 

 excised near the angles. Posterior angles obtuse and minutely 

 toothed. Disc more densely but less deeply punctured than H. 

 succinifera, and without any superimposed tubercles; scutellum 

 large, transverse, semi-elliptic and fulvous. Elytra distinctly 

 longer than head and thorax together, not wider than prothorax, 

 elongate-ovate, glabrous, basal half subparallel, very slightly 

 widened before apex, shoulders rounded but distinct, sides with 

 narrow horizontal yellow border. Epipleurse narrow and oblique. 

 Seriate-punctate, punctures in series large and close, the lines of 

 punctures less regular than in H. succinifera, giving the raised 

 nitid interstices a wavy appearance. On each elytron are amber- 

 like tubercles less raised than in H. succinifera and placed as 

 follows : two longitudinally oval spots on basal half (inner one 

 nearer base), one smaller spot near apical declivity, a fourth much 

 larger than this, on the shoulder. Undersurface, especially 

 abdomen, coarsely punctate. Colour brown-black; legs dark 

 amber-colour, five femora armed on inner ridge with blunt tooth; 

 tarsi pilose. Dimensions. — 5 x 15 mm. 



Hob. — Sea Lake, Victoria. 



This description has been made from a unique specimen sent 

 by Mr. G. C. Goudie, who now possesses the type. It is a 

 doubtful congener of H. succinifera Pasc, as the characters of 

 the genus Hymcea (Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Jan. 1869) would have 

 to be modified to include this insect, especially as to the shape of 

 the head and its insertion in the thorax, shape of prothorax and 

 body. The sculpture of the elytra, the structure of the antennas, 

 the oral organs and the abdomen are closely similar, so that, 

 provisionally at least, it may be referred to this genus. The 

 most striking difference lies in its hood-shaped prothorax, and in 



