. Australian insects. Insects. COLEOPTERA. 191 alonj^' the coast of the south-east of ^. Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, is the hirva of Paroplitcs austral is described in 1842 by Erichson; in most of our Museum collections it is known as Macrotoma scrrilis. It is variable in size, measuring to 2 inches in length, and is of a dull dark brown tint, with a flattened rugose thorax with serrate edges. Eurynassa australis is a large somewhat slender species 214 inches in length; the broad flattened dull coloured thorax is marked in the centre with two shining triangular patches pointing Fig- 89-—E
. Australian insects. Insects. COLEOPTERA. 191 alonj^' the coast of the south-east of ^. Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, is the hirva of Paroplitcs austral is described in 1842 by Erichson; in most of our Museum collections it is known as Macrotoma scrrilis. It is variable in size, measuring to 2 inches in length, and is of a dull dark brown tint, with a flattened rugose thorax with serrate edges. Eurynassa australis is a large somewhat slender species 214 inches in length; the broad flattened dull coloured thorax is marked in the centre with two shining triangular patches pointing Fig- 89-—Eurynassa odeivalnii (Pascoe). The great brown Longicorn. ("Agricultural Gazette," ). toward the head; the reddish brown elytra are finely granu- lated. E- odewahni is a smaller species, with the thorax more constricted, shining, rugose, and serrate on the mar- gins; it is found in the interior, and has an extended range westward from Wales to W. Australia. Agrianome spinicollis comes from the north-east of Wales; it is a broader more flattened form, about 2 inches in length; the thorax is rounded and serrate on the sides; and the general colour is light reddish brown. lothcrium iiicfdJlicuin hardly measures over l^ aji inch; is of a rich metallic purple tint; the thorax is produced into a broad spine on the sides; and the wing covers are broadly round at the apex. The male is a much smaller coppery tinted beetle, and was described under the name of Phaolus macleayi; it is usually taken on grass stalks in open forest Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Froggatt, W. W. (Walter Wilson), 1858-; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS; Tippmann Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Sydney, W. Brooks
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