by a. sidney olliff, p.e.s. 481 



124. Xantholinus Lorquini. 



Xantholinus Lorquini, Fauvel, Ann. Mus. Genov. X. p. 241 

 (1877); I. c. XII. pi. 1, tig. 25 (1878). 



X. auriceps major et latior, parce longitis fulvo-pubescens, 

 aiigerrimus, nitidissimus, elytris laete, palpis pedibusque sub- 

 obscure rutis ; antennis articulis 3 primis piceis, laevibus, 4-10 

 transversis, opacis, ultimo brevi, conico, apice vix testaceo ; capite 

 thorace tertia parte latiore, planioi-e, subtriangulari, fronte pro- 

 funde 4-sulcata, sulcis externis transversis, puncto terminatis, 

 sulco oculari puncto etiam terminato, punctoque alio prope adjecto 

 plagam punctatam appropinquante ; lateribus subtusque, praeter 

 plagam mediam laevem, dense subtilius rugose punctatis, basi 

 grosse parce punctato, medio obsolete sulcato, angulis posticis 

 obtusis ; thorace convexo, subtrapezoidali, antice oblique truncato, 

 postice parum angustato, lateribus vix sinuatis, angulis posticis 

 parum obtusis, puncto magno prope angulum anteriorem, serie in 

 margine laterali parum punctata, puncturaque parca in margine 

 anteriore notato, basi sulculo brevissimo vix impresso ; elytris 

 thorace tertia parte latioribus, nee longioribus, parce fortitei', intra 

 humerum triseriatim, margine inflexo subtilius densiusque, abdo- 

 mineque utrinque subtilissime disperse punctatis ; alis fuscis. 

 Long. 17 mm. (Fvl.) 



Caims, Duaringa, Wide Bay, Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Queens- 

 land ; Clarence River, Newcastle, Currajong, New South Wales ; 

 also found in New Guinea, the Moluccas and Celebes. 



Appears to be an abundant species. 



125. Xantholinus rufitarsis. 



Xantholinus rujitarsis, Fauvel, Ann. Mus. Genov. X. p. 241 



(1877). 



X. Lorquini sat vicinus ; niger, nitidissimus ; palpis anten- 

 nisque praeter basin piceis ; tibiarum spinulis tarsisque ruiis ; 



