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covered with small setuluse puuftures; margins wide, ruguloso-puiictate. Length, 

 5, breadth, 2.3 mm. 



Hah. — Launceston (Bimson). 



Only the specimen on whit-h the description is founded suits it in regard to 

 the sharply rectangular basal angles of the prothorax; a second specimen 

 (gummed on the same card with the type) has the prothorax similar, except that 

 the ante-basal sinuosity of the sides is less developed, and the summit of the 

 angles is a little obtuse; a third specimen (c?) resembling the second was num- 

 bered 3688; the pattern of the elytra in these three specimens is the same. 



Agonochila plagiata Sloane. 



Tlab. — Sheffield. (Carter). I originally found this species on the trunks of 

 Eucalyptus curiacea in N.S. Wales 



Agonochila sinuo.sa Chaudoir. 



Depressed ; protliorax transverse, lightly emarginate at apex, base and spex 

 of about equal width (LI mm.), basal angles obtuse, lateral margins explmate 

 posteriorly, narrow anteriorly; elytra widest behind middle, a little narrowed to 

 base, puncturation fine. Head rather dark red; prothorax ferruginous, some- 

 times slightly infuscate on disc; elytra piceous with testaceous markings, some- 

 times bimaculate on anterior half, and with an apical mark common to both eJsrtra 

 (trimaculate form), sometimes the two discal marks reach the apical one along 

 the fourth, or fourth and fifth interstices (bivittate form) ; tibiae and antennae 

 ferruginous, femora and basal joint of antennae testaceous. Length, 4.5 — 5 mm. 

 The measurements of a specimen are: — Length, 5, proth., 1 x 1.5, el., 2.8 X 2.2 

 mm. 



Hah. — Launceston (Carter); Hobart (Lea). 



I have identified A. sinuosa Chaud., from the description of that author, w hich 

 is insufficient. In pattern of elytra it is variable, so much so that it seems to 

 me very probable that A. ritlula Chaud., will prove to be the same. It was num- 

 bered 3315 in the Simson Coll.. and under that number there was also a second 

 specimen having the elytral pattern of the trimaculate form, but with the three 

 spots much larger, prothorax with margins wide anteriorly; I believe this repre- 

 sents an undescribed species, but it could not be satisfactorily dealt with on a 

 single specimen . 



Agonochila binotata White. 



After comparison of Tasmanian specimens with one from New Zealai'.d, I 

 consider the species the same ; it has not yet been found on the mainland of Aus- 

 tralia. 



Hab.— Mole Creek (Simson, No. 2610). 



Agonochila fenestrata Blackburn. 

 Hab. — Tasmania (Simson, No. 2898). Widely spread on the mainland. 



Agoxochila biguttata Chaudoir. 



Hab. — Launceston (Simson, No. 2735) . Widely spread on the mainland. 



Agonochila flinders:, sp. nov. 



Elongate. Prothorax subquadrate (1 X 1.4 mm.); sides lightly sinuate 

 posteriorly; basal angles subrectangular. obtuse at summit. Elytra much wider 



