232 INSECTS OF THE CAIRNS DISTRICT, NORTHERN QUEENSLAND, 



parallel ; the posterior angles scarcely acute, and the base lobed in 

 the middle. Elytra long and rather pointed at the apex, with the 

 sculpture of the genus, but with the small intermediate costeo 

 more distinct at the base. The legs are short, much compressed, and 

 have a slightly sericeous appearance. 



Length, 2f lines. 



Ilab. — Cairns. 



35. Xylobanus longicornis. 



Black, with the thorax and basal fourth of the elytra bright 

 yellow. Antennae long (reaching nearly to the apex of the elytra) 

 serrate, the third joint not longer than the others and all much 

 longer than wide. Thorax transverse, 7-areolate, the areolets rather 

 lightly marked, the anterior ones punctate, the apex rounded and 

 slightly elevated, the sides widened gradually to the base, the 

 posterior angles acute, and the base minutely lobed and notched in 

 the middle. Scutellum oblong, emarginate in the middle of the 

 apex, black with the tips of the apex yellow. The elytra are rather 

 broad and well rounded at the apex, the sculpture presents nothing 

 remarkable. The legs are less flattened than in X. fumosus, and 

 the terminal segments of the abdomen are whitish on the sides. 



Length, 5 lines. 



Hah. — Russell River. 



36. Xylobanus miniaticollis. 



Black, with the thorax cinnabar-red, that colour extending a 

 little on the cost^ of the elytra. Antennae very broadly serrate, 

 the joints wider than long, the third not longer than the others. 

 Thorax transverse, distinctly 7-areolate, the 4 anterior areolets 

 with a deep impression at their base, the apex slightly rounded, 

 the anterior angles nearly rectangular, the sides parallel, the 

 posterior angles a little produced laterally, and the base lightly 

 lobed in the middle. Elytra very deeply sculptured, the four 

 costse well-defined and without trace of intermediate costae. 



Length, 4 lines. 



Sab. — Barron River. 



