BY H. .T. CARTER. 171 



apex and base truncate (or nearly so) and almost equally wide, 

 sides scarcely (or very feebly) rounded, anterior angles widely 

 rounded, the posterior subrectangular; margins not explanate, 



the narrow lateral border not evident from above, disc rather 

 coarsely and not very closely punctate, with some larger setiferous 

 punctures irregularly scattered, and without any vestige of medial 

 line. Elytra wider than prothorax at base and twice as long, 

 shoulders rather squarely rounded, showing the reflected epipleural 

 fold, sides scarcely widened behind middle: apical declivity steep; 

 striate punctate, each with about nine striae containing round 

 punctures of uniform size, distant from each other about the 

 diameter of one; intervals of even width, clearly punctate, the 

 3rd, 5th, and 7th containing some larger setiferous impressions. 

 In the male, the basal joints of front tarsi enlarged. Dimensions: 

 £, 7x3 (vix) mm.; £, slightly smaller. 



Hah. — Tasmania (Hobart and Waratah). 



Three specimens examined, one £ (slightly immature) taken 

 at Hobart by the late Dr. C. 1). Clark, one (£) given me by Mr. 

 Lea some time ago; the third specimen (9) was taken by Mr. 

 Lea or myself, at Waratah. The species would come in my 

 Table (These Proceedings, 1 ( J09, p. 156) nearest B. femoratus, 

 than which it is a shorter, more convex insect, with larger seriate 

 and smaller interstitial punctures on the elytra, and of darker 

 colour inter multa alia. 



T v }) e s in Coll. Carter. 



[Since writing the above, I find two specimens in Mr. Simson's 

 Collection, one labelled Mt. Wellington; the other, from Laun- 

 ceston, varies from the type in having darker legs.] 



Bkycopia punctatissima, n.sp. (Plate v., fig. 20). 



Oblong-oval, brilliant golden-bronze, antennae and legs dark, 

 tarsi reddish. 



Head coarsely and sparsely punctate, forehead Mat, epistomal 

 furrow arcuate, with lateral branches extending at right angles 

 before the eves, antenna! orbits prominently raised, eyes pro- 

 minent, antennas long (extending slightly beyond the base of 



