BY A. M. LEA. 743 



suture briefly spinose; densely and rather finely punctate, and 

 with very feeble elevated lines. Length, 21 mm. 



Hah. — Central Australia (H. Hacker). 



Structurally close to the preceding species, but much darker, 

 elytra witli rather coarser (although not large) punctures, pro- 

 thoracic corrugations more iri'egular, and hind femora, as well as 

 the middle pair, \\ ith dense, masculine clothing. The pubescence 

 on the head is dense, on ^he prothorax it is longer and sparser, 

 on the elytra it is rather short and sparse (the type evidently has 

 the base of the eh'tra somewhat abraded), on the stei'na it is 

 very dense. 



Earinus bimaculatus, n.sp. 



^. Head, antenni\?, and legs black, with a more or less brassy- 

 green gloss; eh'tra, mesosternum, metasternum, basal and apical 

 segments of abdomen, and tips of the others metallic bluish-green; 

 prothorax (two large spots excepted) and most of the three 

 median segments of abdomen flavous. Clothed with long, 

 straggling, black and ashen hairs, third and fourth segments of 

 abdomen each with a rounded, medio-apical space with very dense, 

 sooty pubescence. 



Head with very dense and rather coarse punctures, but becom- 

 ing sparse in front. Four basal joints of antenna? shining and 

 with distinct punctures, third as long as first and much longer 

 than fourth, eleventh slightly longer than tenth. Prothorax 

 very little wider at base than at apex, from about middle sti'ongly 

 dilated towards base, but abruptly narrowed before same; with 

 sparsely and irregularly distributed punctures, mostly of moderate 

 size. Elytra very little wider than widest part of prothorax, 

 rather strongly narrowed to beyond the middle, each somewhat 

 acute at apex : with dense and rather coarse punctures, but 

 shoulders and extreme base with sparse and small ones. Leys 

 moderately long and thin, and with distinct punctures. Length, 

 14 mm. 



Bab. — Tasuiania : Huon River (A. M. Lea), unique. 



