BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 259 



claw-joint exserted for more than half its length. Length 3, 

 rosti'um 1^; width 2^ mm. 



Ilab.—W.A. : Geraldton. 



I have eight specimens under examination, but they are all 

 females. 



Lyb/EBa subfasciata, Pasc; I.e. No. 5145. 



Red or testaceous-red; under surface usually darker than elytra. 

 Clothed with ochreous-yellow scales; the head with darker scales 

 except between eyes ; prothorax with a more or less A-shaped 

 patch of dark scales; elytra with three feeble transverse fascia? of 

 dai'k scales. Under sui^face and legs with whitish scales. 



nostrum parallel-sided; rather strongly punctate throughout, 

 punctures elongate. Scape shorter than funicle, inserted slightly 

 nearer apex than base of rostrum in ^, slightly nearer base in 5; 

 two basal joints of funicle subequal in length; club rather larger 

 than usual. Prothorax densely punctate, punctures almost con- 

 cealed. Elytra not much wider than prothorax; punctate-striate, 

 both strife and punctures rather feeble; interstices punctate and 

 considerably wider than stride, the alternate ones feebly raised 

 but not ridged. Abdomen less narrowed towards apex than usual, 

 the three intermediate segments straight. Posterior femora 

 terminated befoi'e apex of abdomen ; claw-joint moderately 

 exserted. Length 2|, rostrum |; width IJ mm. 



Hah. — W. Australia (Sydney Museum), Swan River and 

 Albany (Pascoe and Lea), Boyanup, Vasse (Lea). 



I have two specimens which differ from the normal form in 

 having the clothing composed of more or less regular spots of 

 white, ochreous, and sooty scales, the prothorax without a A-shaped 

 patch of scales, and the elytra without fasciae; the alternate inter- 

 stices of the elytra are also but very feebly elevated. 



Lyb^ba nigrovaria, n.sp. 



Derm lilack, rostrum, legs and antennae red; or under surface 

 and scutellum black; or entirely red; or red with the exception of 

 the scutellum. Clothed with golden and whitish scales; the pale 



