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INSECTA SAUNDERSI AN A. 
More allied to Bel. hemistictus, Germ, than to Bel. semipunctatus, F., 
by having the elytra still less impressed along the suture, with no 
appearance of an elevated line limiting that depression, and the thorax 
still narrower, less conical, and more slightly canaliculate along the 
middle ; the latero-dorsal lines almost parallel to the median, very little 
diverging to the base. Elytra narrower, more parallel, more regularly 
convex; their sutural and dorsal lines are much narrower and composed 
of much smaller and more numerous maculae. Bel. bispinosus , Pen*., 
with the elytra also tuberculate at the suture close to the scutellum, is 
very distinct, by having these organs much broader and shorter, less 
parallel, not so strongly punctate-rugose, the thorax more finely and 
closely granulate, the canaliculation shallower and no latero-dorsal 
whitish line, the abdomen wanting of the median whitish line existing 
in our species, &c. Rostrum punctate-rugose at the base, glossy and 
finely punctulate to the apex. Forehead broader than the rostrum, 
subquadrate; transverse impression behind the eyes narrow and shal¬ 
low. Thorax rather convex, subcylindrico-conic; canalicula narrow 
and shallow, with the dorsal impression of each side (filled with a 
whitish line) almost parallel to it, as above recorded, and very shallow. 
Body beneath densely tomentose, only presenting two denudate longi¬ 
tudinal lines. 
Belus pica, Jelcel. 
Elongatus, postice sensim attenuatus , piceus aut fuscus, supra violaceus , 
antennis rostro apice pedibus abdomineque rufescentibus; orbitis 
oculorum , linea media thoracis , linea angustissima suturali punc- 
tisque distantibus juxta illam lateribusque corporis (antice late 
postice anguste) albo-Jlavescenti squamosis ; capite brevi; thorace 
transverso conico , punctato-rugoso partim granulifero , profunde 
canaliculato; elytris punctato-rugosis , postice longe attenuatis , 
juxta scutellum parum elevatum haud callosis , apice valde pro¬ 
duces ; femoribus anticis subtus transversim bidentatis. 
Long, (rostr. 3—4 mill, excl.) 14^—16; thor. 2^—2^; elytr. (ciim 
cauda 1^—1 T § mill.) 11^—12^. Lat. thor. ante bas. 1^—1 T 9 0 ; 
elytr. ad hum. 2—2^ mill. 
Patria : Richmond River. Mus. D. Bowring, Saunders et Jekeh 
