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oval, more convex, narrowing considerably in front, and 
with the humeral angles very lightly marked; the strize are 
strong. 7 
Mountains of Gipps Land. 
Note.—This insect has something of the appearance of 
Feroma Navarica. 
Feronia Lacustris: length 10’; very much like Biupwne- 
tata, but larger; ofa very brilliant black; anterior angles of the 
thorax more rounded ; elytra more oval, and generally quite 
smooth to the naked eye ; the punctiform impression on each 
elytra well marked. 
From Lake Alexandrina, on the Lower Murray. 
SEVENTH GROUP.—ABAX. 
Feronia Boisduvalii: length 6’; oblong, black; head 
rather large ; thorax almost square, narrower behind than in 
front ; rounded laterally, with the anterior angles rather 
advanced, and the posterior ones straight ; the front impres- 
sion 1s hardly perceptible ; the sulcate and posterior impres- 
sions well marked, the latter almost linear ; elytra depressed, 
striated ; three punctiform impressions on the interval 
between the second and third striz ; an abbreviated stria 
near the scutellum, between the first and second striz ; 
margin impressed ; lower side of the body, legs, antenne, 
and palpi brown. 
Picton, New South Wales. : 
Ferona Reicher: length 42’; very much like precedent, 
of which it may be a simple variety, but smaller, and rather 
narrower; the colour is of a dark brown, with a metallic tinge. 
Kiama, New South Wales. 
EIGHTH GROUP.—STEROPUS. 
Feronia Germari : length 7-9’; very much like the Civilis, 
Germar (“ Linn. Entomol.”), to which this author has united 
it, as being its feminine sex, but for all my Ciilis are 
every one males, I have the two sexes among Germarv. 
This insect is much larger than Civilis, and the strie of 
the elytra are strongly punctated, except towards the ex- 
tremity and basis, and extend laterally to the margin ; one 
single punctiform impression is seen on the third stria; the 
elytra are oblong and elongated. 
Common at Adelaide. 7 
Feronia Saphyreo-marginata: length 7’-9'; very much | 
like Civilis and Germari, but with margin of the elytra of a 
