BY ir. J. CARTER. 241 



widened, lltli ovate, considerably larger than lOtli. Prothnrax feelily emarglnate 

 at apex, anterior angles rounded, sides widely and evenly rounded, posterior angles 

 obtuse, base sub-truueate, lateral border very narrow, the sub-vertical area between 

 disc and margin showing a rugose punctate surface: disc very nitid, covered with 

 fine, shallow, sub-punctate impressions with a few, irregular, larger, shallow im- 

 pressions (in general one on each side of middle), medial line sometimes feebly 

 indicated near base (in one example fine and distinct). Scutellum small, round 

 and nitid. Eli/tra rather wide and flat, clearly wider at base than prothorax, 

 shoulders rather squarely rounded, sides slightly widening behind middle, disc 

 sulcate-punctate, the punctures chiefly hidden in the deep narrow sulci, but (iii 

 good light) seen to be close and regular: inter\als very nitid. rather flat and 

 wide on centre, becoming convex and narrow at sides and apex, the 3rd and 5th 

 wider than their neighbours; underside very nitid and glabrous, epipleurae fiuely 

 punctate: protibiae lightly curved, post -tarsi with 1st joint longer than elaw- 

 .loint. Dimensions: 8 — 11 J X 3i — 4^ mm. 



Hab. — Dorrigo, New South Wales. (W. Heron). 



Five exampl-is (2 <?) . L. viohicea Macl, is clearly distinct l)y its subaiigular 

 sides of prothorax and unifoiin elytral intervals. 



Types in Coll. Carter. 



Var. eomboynerhiis Cart. — with sides of prothorax less widened and the pos- 

 terior angles blunted. 



Three examples in Mr. Lea's collection may possibly deserve specific rank 

 Two of these are labelled "(Comboyne, N.R.W. H. Muldoon)," the third, N.S.W. 

 These three are of the same colour as aereo and augusticollis Cart, and inter- 

 mediate in form between them; but angusticnllis has a quite sraootli (inqiutictatei 

 pronotum and the elytra sulcate, without seriate punctures. 



LiciNOMA APASioiDES, n . sp . ( Text-fig. 9.) 



Elongate-ovate, nitid black, glabrous, antennae reddish b"iiwn, tarsi red. 

 Head with deep, irregular impression on forehead, suture arcuate; strongly punc- 

 tate within the impression, eyes large, antennal joints oval, 3rd half as long again 

 as 4th, 11th ovate-acuminate longer than 10th. Prothorax truncate at apex and 

 base, narrowest at the latter, anterior angles rounded, sides rather widely rounded, 

 widest before middle, thence more sharply narrowed to the defined obtuse posterior 

 angles, lateral margin narrow; l)ase with a ]iseudo-margin defined by a, 

 sulcus interrupted at middle; disc minutely and lightly punctate; medial 

 line indicated in front and behind Ijy a faint depression, an elongate 

 fovea near lateral margin and (in two examples) four discal foveae, symmetrically 

 placed. Scutellum triangular. Elytra clearly wider than prothorax at base, 

 cvate, shoulders rather widely rounded; punctate-sulcate, the sulci deep, the punc- 

 tures therein close and rather coarse, those near suture erenulating interior side 

 of sulci ; intervals strongly convex at sides and apex, somewhat flattened on disc, 

 and impunctate; underside smooth, apical segment (only) finely punctate; tibiae 

 straight. Dimensions : 12^ X 4i mm. 



Haft.— Forrest, Victoria. (Mr. H. W. Davey.) 



Four examples (T think males from their wide anterior tarsi) sent me some 

 yeai-s ago, were put aside as L. nitida Pasc. The recent identification of these 

 shows this to be a distinct species, nearest, but not very close, to L. monticola 

 Blackb., but differing in its larger size, more rounded prothorax, with more sharply 

 defined hind angles, clearly punctate elytval sulci, etc. Tt forms a link witli 



