BY H. J. CARTER. 



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Five specimens on a card sent by Mr. Lea show a species near B. pHosella 

 Pase. and B. creiiaticollis Cai-t., but clearly separated from both by the almost 

 circular prothorax. the sides of which are nowhere crenated; the antennae are also 

 more robust than in either of these. The prothorax of globicollis in the middle is 

 nearly as wide as the elytra, whereas in the two species mentioned the prothorax 

 is decidedly narrower than the elytra. The elytra! intervals are less strongly 

 punctured than in B. pilnsella and are without the transverse wrinkles shown in 

 Pascoe's species, which, moreover, has its intervals of equal width. 



Types in South Australian Museum. 



Brycopia hKAi, n.sp. (Text-fig. 12). 



Shortly ovate, rather tlat, dark bronze, nitid, almost glabrous, antennae, palpi 

 and legs pale red, tarsi testaceous. Head and pronotum thickly and strtjugly 

 punctate, antennae with joints 4-8 shortly obconic, 9 and 10 sub-trianguler, 11 

 ovoid. Prothorax sub-cordate, apex nearly straight (from above), base feebly 

 bisinuate, anterior angles obtuse, sides arcuately widening to half-way, tlience 

 angulately narrowing in a concave curve to the acutely produced posterior angles ; 

 disc with medial line partly indicated by a short smooth space, a large shallow 

 fovea on each side of this, a triangular impression near hind angle and a fe-v 



larger punctures niterspersed amongst the others. Scutellum triangular and small. 

 Elytra considerably wider than prothorax at l)a.se, and about twice as long, shoul- 

 ders rounded, sides sub-jiarallel for the greater part ; punctate striate, seriate 

 punctures large, round and regular, not at all hidden in the fine striae, intervals 

 quite flat and dotted with distinct but smaller punctures than those in striae, the 

 .3rd and 5th each with about 5 large setae, a few fine pale hairs discernible; Banks 

 of meso- and meta- sternum with sparse punctures, last segment of abdomen closely 

 punctured, rest of underside smooth or nearly so. Dimensions: 7X3 mm. 

 Hab. — Launceston, Tasmania. 



