BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 579' 



Hypattalus alphabeticus, n.sp 



Head black ; antennae brown, basal joints somewhat paler; 

 prothorax red; elytra with basal third violet, a large violet sub- 

 elliptic spot on each side near apex touching the margin but not 

 suture or apex; a median and rather broad yellow fascia slightly 

 dilated at sides and continued along suture to apex, where it 

 widens out in a triangle, the whole yellow marking appearing as 

 a short broad-headed T. Under surface black; legs yellow, inter- 

 mediate femora with basal half black, posterior with knees black. 

 Rather sparsely clothed with pale pubescence, elytra with additional 

 short suberect and darker hairs. 



Head strongly transverse, highly polished, feebly punctate, with 

 a feeble longitudinal ridge, each side of clypeus with a feeble 

 punctate impression. Antennas slender, extending to middle of 

 elytra, joints 4th-7th very feebh^ serrate internally. Prothorax 

 trans^•erse, apex wider than base, base rounded and feebly 

 margined. Scutellura small, apex truncate. Elytra convex, more 

 than twice the length of head and prothorax combined, feebly 

 and regularly increasing to near apex; middle, especially at sides, 

 finely but rather distinctly punctate, very indistinctly punctate 

 elsewhere; sides and suture feebly raised and thickened. Legs 

 long and thin, posterior tibiae feebly bent throughout. Length 

 2, width 1 mm. 



ZTflA— Tamworth, N.S.W. 



In its legs and eleven-jointed antennae this species appears to 

 belong to Hypattalus; it has, however, the appearance of a small 

 female Laius, and in colour is very similar to L. Eyrensis and L. 

 sinus. 



H. ABDOMiNALis, Erichs. Hab. — Tasmania (Mr. A. Simson). 



H. AUSTRALis, Fairm. Hab. — Sydney, Galston, Como. I have- 

 specirhens almost as large as the following species : — 



H. ELEGANS, Blkb. Hab. — Hillgrove, Forest Reefs, N.S.W. 



