578 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



curved, with a blunt, strong, projecting grooved extension of the 

 trochanters; posterior tibise feebl}' curved inwardly, strongly out- 

 wardly, with a narrow flattened plate on the outer edge continuous, 

 almost to base and apex. Length 4, width 1| mm. 



//«6.— Armidale, NS.W. (Mr. D. McDonald). 



In another male the apical two-thirds of elytra have a greenish 

 tinge. The extraordinary legs of the males of this and the follow- 

 ing species might perhaps be considered as of generic importance. 



Hypattalus mirabilis, n.sp. 



(J. Head greenish-black; antennae black, basal joints yellowish 

 in parts; prothorax reddish; scutellum greenish-black; elytra with 

 basal two-fifths red, apical three-fifths (but not extreme apex, 

 which is as in preceding) of a deep violet-blue, towards its base 

 and sides entirely violet, its base rounded in middle, decreasing 

 to sides. Under surface and legs coloured as in preceding. Elytra 

 with rather short brown suberect pubescence, basal third glabrous. 



Head highly polished, feebly punctate, between eyes with a very 

 feeble rounded impression, a feeble impression on each side of 

 clypeus. Antennie rather long, 3rd-9th joints serrate internally, 

 10th slightly longer than 9th and a little more than half the 

 length of 11th. Prothorax less transverse than in preceding. 

 Elytra as in preceding except that the punctures are smaller and 

 the apical thickening smaller. Legs almost exactly as in preceding; 

 projection of anterior trochanters not grooved and directed a little 

 more outwards. Length 3;^, width 1| mm. 



Q. Differs in being larger, prothorax with an obscure median 

 fuscous line, the elytra more blue than violet, anterior femora 

 simple and almost sti'aight; posterior tibi:e thin and simple. 



ifa6.—Tam worth, N.S.W. 



There are slight differences in form and puncturation between 

 this and the preceding species, but the difference in colour of 

 the prothorax is the most noticeable. 



