BY ARTHUR JI. LEA. 399 



ternum are not pale, and five joints of the antennae are dark; tlie elothing and 

 [junctures also do not agree with the description. Only one specimen of each sex 

 was obtained, and it is probable that the colours of the legs are variable. 



DiTROPIDUS SCULPTIPENNIS, n . sp . 



c?. — Black; muzzle, basal half of antennae, pal])i, and parts of leg's more or 

 less flavous. Under surface and legs very feebly pubescent. 



Head opaque and witli small punctures ; median line lightly impressed . Eyes 

 large and close togetlier, the distance between them hardly more than half the 

 length of the basal joint of antennae. Protliorajc more than twice as wide a^ the 

 median length, sides strongly rounded ; with rather small but sharply defined 

 punctures in middle, becoming larger and crowded on sides. Elytra short; with 

 rows of rather large ])unctures, on the sides and apical half in distinct striae. 

 Abdomen with a vague apical depression. Front Jeg.-f slightly longer than hind 

 ones . Length, 2 . 1 mm . 



Hah. — Western Australia: Geraldton (A. ]\I. Lea), unique. 



Approaching the D. jacohyi gi'oup, but the punctures on the medio-basal half 

 of the elytra, although in quite distinct rows, are not in deep striae, on the sides 

 the interstices between the striae are carinated . The tai-si, trochanters, front 

 tibiae and base <if fnmt femora are paler than the other parts of the legs, whicii 

 are more or less deeply infuscated ; the pygidiuin is of a deep black, and the elytra 

 in its vicinity seem dark brown, although from above they seem to be jiolished 

 black throughout. Frorii above the soutellar lobe seems to be entire, but from 

 behind it is seen to be slightly notclied . 



DiTROPIDUS SUBSUTURALIS, U . Sp . 



, S. — Black, upper surface with a vague metallic gloss; labrum, basal half of 

 antennae, paljii, tarsi, front leg's (knees excepted) and parts of middle and of 

 hind tibiae more or less flavous. Glabrous. 



Head shagreened and with minute punctures; median line lightly impressed. 

 Eyes moderately separated, their distance apart slightly more than the length of 

 basal joint of antennae. Prnthora.r about thrice as wide as the median leng'th, 

 sides strongly rounded, scutellar lobe shorter than usual; punctures very small. 

 Elytra short, rather strongly narrowed ixisteriorly ; rather strongly striated, the 

 striae becoming smaller towards suture, and towards the base near the suture 

 represented by rows of punctures. Length, 1.75 mm. 



Hab. — New South Wales: Tweed River (A. M. Lea), unique. 



The elytral striae are much as in the preceding species, but their contained 

 punctures are much smaller, the eyes are also more apart, so that the divergence 

 from the D. jacohyi type is still more apparent; at fir.st glance the species seems 

 close to D. hrevicollis and B. vicarius, but the striae occupy the whole of the apical 

 half of the elytra, instead of being confined to the sides. The basal segment of 

 the abdomen, and the whole of the metasternum, have dense and small, but shar]dy 

 defined punctures. 



DiTROPIDUS BRUNNEIPENXIS, H . Sp . 



d". — Black, in places with a slight metallic gloss, but head distinctly copi>ery; 

 elytra dark browi, becoming paler at ape.x and sides, the suture narrowly black; 

 labrum, basal half of antennae (club infuscated) and leg's more or less flavous. 

 Glabrous . 



