BY H .1. CARTKK. 223 



cess with margin rounded. Legs slender, fore tibiae slightly 

 curved. Dimensions, 7-9 mm. x 3-4 mm. 



Hab. Caini.s, Nortli Queensland 



Two specimens, given to me some time ago by Mr. Hacker, 

 are evidently conspecific ; the smaller, evidently male, has 

 the elytra of a brilliant purple colour, with the pronotum 

 blue ; the larger specimen, probably female, is of a peacock- 

 blue colour. It^is a member of my Section ii., Sub.section D; 

 but, like .1. Feryusoni Cart., it has the elytral striae convex 

 at the sides, but is distinguished from that species by its 

 brilliant colour, and widely obtuse hind angles to prothorax ; 

 and from all other species by its colour alone, except A . 

 citruhiim Cart., from wliieli ii widely diffrrs in other respects. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE VIIJ. 



Platycilibe hrevis, n..sp. 



Fig. 1 — Oral organs. 

 Fig. 2 — Antenna. 

 Fig.3— Anterior leg. 

 Fig.4 — Intermediate leg. 

 Fig.5 — Posterior leg. 



