506 REVISION OF THE GENUS PAROPSIS, 



sculpture of elytra not particularly coarse or rugulose, disc of 

 prothorax smoothly, not very closely, and somewhat finely punc- 

 tured. P. captiosa and amcena are species that Dr. Chapuis 

 mentioned as unknown to him. 



P. FASTIDIOSA, Chp. 



I have a specimen of this insect named by Dr. Chapuis. It is 

 distinguishable among its immediate allies by the extreme coarse- 

 ness of the lateral sculpture of its elytra, the 9th and 10th series 

 consisting of large quadrate punctures separated (puncture from 

 puncture in their series) by narrow elevated ribs, some of which 

 are continuous across the interstice between the series and from 

 a certain point of view appear as continuous wrinkles running 

 transversely from the external edge of the 10th series to (or even 

 beyond) the 8th series. The insect is entirely, testaceous or 

 reddish-testaceous in colour except the antennae which (except 

 the basal three or four joints) are black. The autennte are not 

 very elongate and are very stout. The puncturation of the pro- 

 thorax is double, consisting of coarse and considerably finer 

 punctures intermingled, the former of somewhat variable closeness 

 on the disc and becoming extremely coarse near the margins. 

 The confused puncturation of the lateral part of the elytra is 

 very coarse and rugulose, that of the interstices of the series very 

 well defined and comparatively coarse, but not very close. The 

 size is, long. 3|-3| lines. The species is widely distributed. 

 Living specimens show very little metallic colouring, usually a 

 faint golden tone about the base of the elytra. 



P. FLAVEOLA, Chp. (?). 



Of this species I have not seen an example named by Chapuis, 

 and therefore am not certain in my identification. I have before 

 me, however, two specimens from N. Queensland (the locality 

 cited l)y Chapuis) which agree with the description (such as it is) 

 oiflatieola. The description mentions only two characters that are 

 of any real value, viz., "puncturation of prothorax fine and very 



