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G. Carplmrus (Especes australiennes). 



A. Elytra testacea aut rufa. 

 a. Elytra unicoloria. 



Garphurus xanthochrous. Long. 4 — 5 mm. Linearis, depressus, rufus, nitidus, elytris interdum pallide 

 testaceis, nigTO villosus, antennis apice, femoribus (genubus exceptis), tarsormn apice et segmentorum 

 primorum abdoniinis niacula basali transversa nigris; capite sumnio interdum infuscato, punetulato, 

 antennis sat gracilibus, apicem versus haud crassioribus, medium elytrorum band attiugentibus: 

 protliorace convexiusculo, utrinque antice foveolato, postiee transversim impresso; scutello brevi, 

 nigro; elytris protliorace paulo latioribus, plus duplo longioribus, truncatis, sat dense punctatis; 

 abdomiue interdum rubro. — Gayndab. (M. Gr.) 



Garphurus tachyporoides. Long. 5 mm. Elongatus, convexiusculus, rufo-testaceus, nitidus, nigro-birtus, 

 capite nigro, antice rufo-testaceo, antennis apice fuscis, pectore et abdomiualibus segmentis basi 

 nigris, femoribus nigris; capite antice laevi et utrinque leviter impresso, summo transversim strigoso ; 

 antennis obsolete serratis, protliorace subquadrato, elytris angustiore, postiee atteuuato, angulis 

 posticis obtuse rotundatis, ante basin leviter transversim impresso; scutello nigro, truncato, elytris 

 protliorace plus duplo longioribus, postiee leviter ampliatis, apice truncatis, tenuiter sat dense 

 punctatis: segmentis abdominalibus transversim impressis; pedibus birtls. — PeakDowns. (M. G.) 

 A praecedente corpore convexo distinetus. 



Carplmrus pallidipennis M. Leay, Trans. Ent. N. S. Wales, 1872, 267. Long. 5 mm. Elongatus, 

 nitidus, longe nigrescenti-birtus; capite sat lato, produeto, post oculos leviter angustato, antice 

 leviter biimpresso, rufo, punetulato, labro antennisque (basi excepta) nigris ; protborace rufo, lateribus 

 nigro, capite angustiore, latitudine longiore, antice truncato, postiee rotundato, ante basin transversim 

 impresso, lateribus et basi marginato; scutello transverso, apice late rotundato; elytris brevibus. 

 pallide rufis, punctatis, oblique truncatis: abdomine nigro, segmentis 2 apicalibus pieeis; pedibus 

 nigris, tibiis plus minusve rufis. — Gayndab. (Sp. invis.) 



b. Elytra f'uscomaculata. 



Carplturus elongatus M. Leay, Trans. Ent. N. S. "Wales, 1872, 266. Long. 4—7 mm. Elongatus, 

 rufus, nitidus, nigro-birtus, protboracis lateribus, elytrorum macula postico-externa, abdominis 

 segmentis basi, femoribus antennisque (basi excepta) nigris; capite inter oculos obsolete impresso, 

 summo strigoso; antennis validiusculis , apicem versus leviter crassioribus, intus leviter dentatis; 

 protliorace valde convexo, postiee angustiore, basi transversum fortiter impresso; scutello truncato, 

 nigro; elytris protborace duplo longioribus, ante medium rotundato ampliatis, apice rotundato- 

 trnncatis, villosis .et cinereo pubescentibus , subtiliter punctulatis; abdomine lateribus impresso. — 

 Gayndah; Peak-Downs. (M. G.) 



Variat. : Macula elytrorum postica plus minusve dilatata. abdominisque segmentis plus minusve 

 nigroplagiatis. 



Varie beaueoup de taille et un peu de coloration; les individus bien developpes sont remarquables 

 par la dilatation des elytres apres les epaules. . 

 Carplmrus cristatifrons. Long. 5 mm. Angustus, rufo-testaceus, modice nitidus, nigro-birtus, macula 

 transversa occipitali, antennarum dimidia parte apicali, scutello, macula elytrorum discoidali, pectore 

 abdominisque segmentis basi, supra anguste, subtus latissime fusco-nigris , labro mandibularumque 

 apice fuscis; capite inter oculos profunde triexcavato, intervallis compressis, angulatim laminatis, 



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