358 DESCRIPTIONS OF XEW SPECIES OP AUSTRALIA>f COLEOPTERi, 



CaRPHURUS SPINIPENNiS, n. Sp. 



<S. Flavous; mesosternum, metasternura, base (but not sides) of several 

 segments of abdomen, and parts of coxae and of femora black; apical half of 

 antennae and parts of tarsi infuscated. With long, dark hairs, and in pai'ts 

 with sparse, white pubescence. 



Head with a wide and fairly deep impression in middle; between it and 

 eyes with dense and sharply defined punctures; base transversely strigose. An- 

 tennae moderately long, third to fifth joints rather wide, the others gradually de- 

 creasing in width. Proihorax slightly longer than its greatest width, a wide 

 shallow depression near base; a few punctures scattered about. Elytra about 

 twice the length of prothorax, each side near apex with a conspicuous notch, its 

 posterior end with a rather long acute spine, directed forwards and outwards; 

 with fairly dense but not very sharply defined punctures. Basal joint of front 

 tarsi with a small, black, inner comb. Length, 4.5 mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Dalby (Mrs. F. H. Hobler), uni(iue. 



The armature of the elytra is much as in ('. cristatifrons and C. gallinacens, 

 but the surface near it is not thickened, and the head is not crested ; in C. 

 pisoniae the head is bimaeulate, and very differently sculptured, the elytral punc- 

 tures are much stronger, and the side of each elytron before the spine is abruptly 

 pointed, in the present species the side is gently curved to the spine. 



Caephurus nigkofasciatus, n. sp. 



d. Black and flavous. With moderately long, dark hairs, scattered about, 

 and in parts with sparse, whitish pubescence. 



Head gently convex between eyes; with a large, obtuse, inter-antennary ele- 

 vation, its posterior end bounded by a narrow groove; with dense and small 

 punctures, the extreme base transversely strigose. Antennae moderately long, 

 second joint distinctly transverse, the whole of its inner side slightly produced. 

 Prothorax about once and one-third as long as wide, apex not much wider than 

 base, a large shallow depression near base; with dense and small (lunctures on 

 sides, much sparser elsewhere. Elytra slightly dilated to beyond the middle, at 

 apex widely separately rounded; with numerous small, and rather sh.arply de- 

 fined, but sub-asperate punctures. Basal joint of front tarai lopsided, with a 

 black inner comb. Length, 4 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Dalby (Mrs. F. H. Hobler), unique. 



At first glance the tyiie appears to be a variety of C. elonyatiis, but the 

 sculpture of the head and tlic dilated second joint of antennae are at once dis- 

 tinctive. In my table (I.e., p. 188) it could not be referred to gt/g as the elytra 

 have less than half of their surface black, but the markings are as sharp as in C. 

 Hongatiis. The paler parts are rather dingy and vary from flavous to reddish- 

 flavons; they arc the head (except for a large subtriangular black spot at the 

 base), prothorax (except for a black spot extending from the apex to the middle 

 on each side), elytra (except for a black fa.scia near the apex, the fascia covering 

 about one-foui'th of their length), iiarts of two apical segments of abdomen, four 

 basal joints of antennae, and most of legs. 



Cakpiiurus collaris, n. sp. 

 $. Black, witli a slight bluish gloss; elytra metallic violet-blue, prothorax, 

 tibiae and most of basal joint of antennae flavous. With rather sparse, dark 

 hairs. iin<l in places very s|)arse, wlutisli pubescence. 



