564 NEW SPECIES OP AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



Head finely punctate, a deep round fovea between eyes; clypeal 

 suture ridged, clypeus concave. Basal joint of antennae large, 

 swollen; 2nd widest in middle, convex below, above raised in the 

 middle and hollowed to base and apex. Prothorax less transverse 

 than usual, disc feebly and remotelj' punctate, sides rather densely 

 and coarsely punctate, a distinct impression on each side con- 

 tinued to and meeting in middle of base. HcuteUutn small, 

 transverse, feebly punctate, transversely impressed at apex. 

 Elytra slightly widened to apex, almost twice the length of head 

 and prothorax combined; densely and coarsely punctate except 

 about scutellum and on apical two-fifths; sides and suture raised 

 and thickened, less noticeably at apex than in middle. Length 4, 

 width 2 mm. 



^a6.— Whitton, N.S.W. 



Not having proof positi\'e of the sexes, I cannot describe the 

 females, though I probabl}^ possess them; I have two males which 

 were swept out of long grass. 



Laius carus, n.sp. 



(J. Head black, muzzle pale yellow; antenmie black, two basal 

 joints pale yellow but marked inwardly with black; prothorax 

 red; elytra with basal patch large, rounded in middle, narrowed 

 outwardly, of a beautiful pale metallic-green, becoming violet at 

 apex; median fascia pale yellow, slightly dilated at suture and 

 more noticeably at sides, and continued along suture to apex 

 where it opens out somewhat irregularly, a large purplish-blue 

 rounded patch near apex touching side but not suture. Under 

 surface and legs black, anterior femora testaceous beneath, four 

 anterior tibife testaceous on apical half. Upper surface with 

 sparse, long, erect, brownish hair. 



Head rather finely punctate, three feeble impressions between 

 and in front of e3^es. Basal joint of antennae considerably longer 

 than 2nd, strongly curved, gradually swollen towards apex, apex 

 inwardly with a rather strong sharp spur invisible from some 

 directions ; 2nd transverse, Avider at base than apex, convex 



