. A contribution towards the revision of the Passalidae of the world. Passalidae. 1918. 1'. H. Cravklv Pdssalidar of the World. [ Biirmeistpr). 90 Mastochilus (Pharochilus) politus Kifi. xm. I. l',(ssti'r. 1H17. pp. ;j-4fiR. A numlxT of si)ocimons from (^iccTisland ami Victoria, and two from Tasmania (Brigliton). Also three ])resente(l by Mr. H. two being from Tingha and one from the rlareiice River, both in New South Wales. Length 30-5-37-0 mm. The iii)per surface of the head resembles that of M. dihtkUus, that there is a secondary t\ibercle deveh)ped on the upper s
. A contribution towards the revision of the Passalidae of the world. Passalidae. 1918. 1'. H. Cravklv Pdssalidar of the World. [ Biirmeistpr). 90 Mastochilus (Pharochilus) politus Kifi. xm. I. l',(ssti'r. 1H17. pp. ;j-4fiR. A numlxT of si)ocimons from (^iccTisland ami Victoria, and two from Tasmania (Brigliton). Also three ])resente(l by Mr. H. two being from Tingha and one from the rlareiice River, both in New South Wales. Length 30-5-37-0 mm. The iii)per surface of the head resembles that of M. dihtkUus, that there is a secondary t\ibercle deveh)ped on the upper side of the base of each of the outer tubercles, which conseiiuently appear very high and obliquely tnmcate in side view. The ridge. Fio. Xlll. MastochiliU! »peci6c diaraoters in the upper . ice of tlie liead x 4. 1. Af. (Phtirochilm) politus (liannehteT). 4. M. [Aiialarhei) australieMi,^ (Stoliczka). 2. M. (Phnrochilu'<) punctiger. Cravoly. :?. M. (t. â â itr.)quiestionis(l\.\x\\cvi). 5. M. (Cetejii<i) graboic/tkiUK-iiwert). 6. i/. (Cetejiui) peltostictus (Kaup). buundiug posteriorly the crescentic groove on the mentum is more pronounced, and the lateral matt border is very broad and extends round in front on to the inner side of the punctured area. The punctures in the lateral grooves of the elytra, though simietimes irregular, and inclined to be more or less transverse behind, as a rule resemble those of M. quaestionis and mtstralasicus more closely than they do those of .1/. diJntatus. Mastochilus (Pharochilus) punctiger, n. sp. iMg. Xlll. 2. Two specimens from New South Wales. Length 33 mm. The small triangular frontal area is bounded laterally by high frontal ridges and inner tubercles, somewhat as is M. qmestionis, but is not itself elevated. The ridges joining the inner tubercles to each other and to the outer tubercles are abscmt, a broad transverse Hattened rugose band extending between the supraorbital ridges from the inner tubercles to
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