392 DESCRIPTIONS OF XEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAX COLEOPIKRA, 



antennae are somewhat longer than is usual, but the joints of the club are not 

 sufficiently long and loose to warrant the species being referred to Elaphod-es. 



DiTKOPiin's iiinvs, n.sp. 



d". — Coppery-bronze: elytiii llavdus. slioulders, base, and suture infuscated. 

 six basal joints of antennae (except upper surface of first), knees and trochanters 

 reddish, rest of antennae and of legs infuscated or black. Head, protliorax, under 

 surface and legs with white puljeseenee. 



Head large and wide, obliquely flattened Ijetween eyes, shagxeened and finely 

 punctate; dypeus large, rounded in front, less shagreened and with stronger punc- 

 tures than between eyes ; labrum wide and feebly bilobed ; mandibles large and 

 strongly curved. Eyes prominent and widely separated. Protliorax about twice 

 as wide as the median length, base not mucli wider than apex; with small and 

 sparse punctures on middle, becoming more numerous, but not crowded, on sides. 

 Elytra slightly longer than the basal width, sides moderately naiTowed posteriorly: 

 with rows of small but distinct punctures, on the sides set in distinct striae ; inter- 

 stices subopaque or very inconspicuously sliagreened . Front legs much longer 

 than the othei-s. Leng-th, 4 — i.25 mm. 



ffab.— New South Wales: Moree (W. W. Froggatt's 107 L). 



A remarkably distinct species, with mandibles suggestive of those of the male 

 of Elaphodes vidpiiiiis, although the antennae are of normal length; the eyes are 

 unusually wide apart, and the eanthus of each is rather feeble; the great lengtli 

 of the front legs is due partly to the tarsi, but mostly to the tibiae, the latter being 

 at least half as long again as the others. I know of no closely allied species, al- 

 though the colour of the elytra is at first suggestive of D. />(.<<■/« his.- on the male of 

 D. mandibidaris the jaws, although very powerful, are of different shape, the eyes 

 are closer together (although widely separated) with the eanthus larger, and the 

 prothorax entirely glabrous. 



DiTROPirns r.iMACULATrs, n.sp. 



d". — Black; muzzle. Ijasal hall' of antennae, palpi, a large spot on each elytron, 

 and parts of front legs fiavous or reddish-flavous. Head, under surface and legs 

 with sparse, whitish jiubescenee. 



Head with rather small and dense but sharply defined punctures; median line 

 feel)ly defined. Eyes moderately separated, tlu- distance between them about equal 

 to the length of two basal joints of antennae. Prothorax not quite twice as wide 

 as the median length, base almost twice as wide as apex; punctures about as large 

 as on head, but not ([uite as dense. Elytra slightly narrowed posteriorly; with 

 rows of rather small but distinct suboblong (lunctures, becoming larger and set in 

 strong striae on tlie sides, interstices with minute puiu-tures. Legs rather short. 

 Length. 2.G nmi. 



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



The non-metallic upper surface, with two large red spots on the elytra, ren<ler 

 this a very distinct species, to which I know no closely allied one; each spot is 

 tear-shaped, and extends from the middle of the disc (where it is narrowest) 

 almost to the inner apical augle, where it occupies about two-thirds of tiie width; 

 the red of the nuiz/.le extends to slightly beyond the ocular canthi. the front 

 femora are almost entirely red. the under surface and apex of the front tibiae 



