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face is covered with transverse undulated striolze ; elytra 
oblong, rather depressed, strongly striated; the intervals 
between the second and third and sixth and seventh striz 
show a series of four or five strong punctiform impressions ; 
the margin is also strongly impressed ; legs, palpi, and an- 
tenne of a dark brown; the latter pubescent after their 
third article. . 
_ Gipps Land, Victoria. 
Feronia Peroni: length 93’ ; of a metallic green colour ; 
head large, impressed in front ; thorax short, cordiform, with 
the anterior angles rounded and the posterior straight ; the 
impressions strong and deep, with the exception of the front 
transversal one ; elytra oval, depressed, strongly striated, with 
a series of three or four punctiform impressions between the 
second and third striz; the margin strongly impressed ; 
legs, palpi, and three first articles of the antennz brown, 
the others of the latter black and hirsute; the tibiz and 
tarsi of the two last pairs of legs dark and almost black. 
Mountains of Victoria. 
Dedicated to the learned Peron, naturalist to Captain 
Baudin’s exploring expedition. 
Feroma Cresus: length 9°; black, with a purple tinge ; 
head and thorax of a fine copper gilt colour ; the latter almost 
square, rather broader in front than behind, with the anterior 
‘angles very much rounded, the posterior obtuse and rather 
curled upwards ; the longitudinal sulcate well marked, and 
the posterior impressions broad and deep; elytra oblong, 
rather depressed, strongly striated with a series of five or 
six punctiform impressions between the second and third 
striz, and sometimes one or two on the fourth to fifth ; the 
marein impressed ; palpi and first articles of the antennze 
brown, the others black and hirsute. 
Mountains of Victoria. 
Feroma Plutus: length 93’; very much like the prece- 
dent, but still more beautiful ; head and thorax of a gold 
colour ; elytra purple, with the part near the sutura black ; 
the general form is more elongated ; head very large ; thorax 
longer and narrower, with the anterior angles pointed and 
the posterior ones straight ; elytra having the same series of 
punctiform impressions, andalsoone unique similar impression 
towards the middle of the space between the fourth and 
fifth strize ; the strize become very feeble towards the external 
margin. . 
Mountains of Victoria. Very rare. 
