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front,less so behind, sides rounded,sinuously narrowed posteriorly, 
hind angles almost rectangular ; disc almost smooth, dorsal line 
abbreviated, basal foveze deep, not perceptibly united, there being 
only a slight impression between them, curvedly impressed in 
front. Scutellum striate at base. Elytva oblong, shoulders 
moderately dentate, sides very slightly curved, apical sinuations 
moderate ; slightly convex, finely punctate-striate, interstices 
nearly plane, the third with three, the seventh with several large 
punctures. Legs robust; thighs strongly inflated, the intermediate 
abruptly notched and grooved near the extremity, but without 
forming a distinct tooth below. | 
The structure of the middle femora allies this -species to 
T. difformipes, but the tibize, though stout, are simple. 
Male ; length, 9; breadth, 3% lines. 
J. D. Enys, Esq., F.G.S., transmitted a mutilated specimen 
from Canterbury. 
1335. Holcaspis cribrale, n.sp—Elongate, slightly convex, glossy 
black, palpi,antenne, and legs piceo-rufous, Head of moderate size, 
more or less finely rugulose. Pyvothovax quadrate, very little 
curved laterally, and but little contracted behind, posterior 
angles not prominent; basal foveze deep, well-limited, and 
rather narrow ; the dorsal furrow terminates before attaining the 
base or apex, the angulated frontal impression ends near each 
anterior angle in a fovea-like expansion, and the surface presents 
numerous transversal aciculate marks. Scutellum striate. Elytva 
oblong, sub-parallel, shoulders tubercular; in addition to the 
marginal sculpture, each elytron bears seven very irregularly 
defined, interrupted striz, consisting sometimes of large oblong 
depressions united by means of very fine linear impressions, at 
other parts these latter are obliterated, and the cavities assume 
the form of punctures, the interstices also are irregular, so that 
the sculpture somewhat resembles basket-work; the sinuations 
before the apices are rather deep and abrupt, and just at that 
point the sculpture ends in a broad groove. Male legs robust ; 
posterior femora expanded, deeply excised for the reception of 
the trochanters, and then angulated, so that the space between 
that angle and the extremity forms a nearly straight line; 
intermediate tibie considerably dilated. Female legs more slender, 
Length, 9; breadth, 3 lines. 
Some specimens of this species, both sexes, were found 
under logs on Mount Arthur, by Messrs. Cheeseman and Combes. 
13306. Holcaspis catenulata, n. sp.—Narrow, elongate, sub-parallel, 
slightly convex, glossy black, palpi and antennze blackish. 
Head moderate, uneven above, with prominent eyes, mandibles 
wrinkled. Pyvothovax but little broader than long, base incurved, 
slightly wider before the middle than elsewhere, regularly but 
not strongly rounded laterally, and gradually narrowed towards 
the blunt posterior angles; a little uneven, distinctly wrinkled 
transversely on the disc but longitudinally in front, the basal 
foveze deep and sulciform; dorsal line distinct, with a curved 
impression extending from one anterior angle to the other. 
