BV H. J. CARTER. 155 



OSPIDUS VESTITUS, II. sp. 



Widely ovate, convex, nitid brown, upper surface obscured in 

 patches by short, s<pianiose clpthing, underside and legs opaque 

 reddish-brown, almost smooth. 



Head subquadrate, epistoma widely rounded in front, without 

 any sign of suture, surface rather Hat, antennae at rest (from 

 below) extending to base of prothorax, last four joints consider- 

 ably enlarged. Prothoraux '1\ x 5mm., semicircularly emarginate, 

 enclosing head beyond eyes, widest at base, sides arcuately con- 

 verging to apex, anterior angles obtuse, posterior acute, base 

 sinuate and closely adjusted to elytra, surface lightly clothed 

 with adpressed pale brown hairs. Scutellum triangular. Elytra 

 of same width as prothorax at base, slightly widening behind 

 this, thence roundly converging to apex, gibbous behind the 

 scutellum; surface covered with close lines of large punctures, 

 these lines by irregular punctures near middle: lateral depres- 

 sions, basal and apical areas squamose. Legs short, femora not 

 extending to sides of body, sternum carinate, underside finely 

 rugose. Dimensions: 8|- x 6| mm. 



Hah. — King R., N. Territory (National Museum, Melbourne). 



A single specimen, sex doubtful, sent by Mr. Kershaw shows 

 a species quite distinct from its nearest ally 0. paropsoides Cart., 

 in its smaller size, squamose clothing, and different sculpture. 

 The four species, so far described, of this interesting genus can 

 be distinguished as follows: — 



Ospidus Pasc. 

 1-6. Surface smooth. 

 •2-4. Elytra irregularly punctate. 



3. Colour brown-bronze, elytra finely punctate chrysomeloides Pasc. 



4. Colour chestnut -red with black spots, elytra coarsely punctate 



gibbo8its Blackb. 



5-7. Elytral punctures more or less longitudinally arranged. 



G. Colour purple- bronze ■ paropsoides Cart. 



7. Surface lightly squamose vestitus, n.sp. 



Note. — Ospidus was placed by Pascoe under Helceince as an ally 

 of Cilibe. It now seems to me better placed amongst the 

 CyphcUeince, where its carinate prosternuin, metallic surface, non- 



