( 28o ) 



palpi fulvous, antennae robust, extending beyond the middle of the elytra, the 

 lower four or five joints fulvous, the others black, gradually thickened ; thorax twice as 

 broad as long, convex, the sides slightly rounded, scai-cely narrowed in fi-ont, the surface 

 very strongly foveolate-punetate at the sides, more sparingly and finely ])unctured at 

 the disc, interstices at the sides convex, often confluent ; elytra wider at the base than 

 the thorax, the base swollen, the shoulders prominent, the disc very deeply punctate- 

 striate, the punctui-es much finer towards the apex, the sides with a narrow longi- 

 tudinal purplish stripe, extending to the ajiex, the base also often of the same colour, 

 and the disc with an indication of another more or less distinct purjilish spot; 

 presternum broad, deeply jmnctured. 



Hah. Andai (New Guinea). 



This is one of the smallest species of the genus known to me and nearly allied 

 to N. mr-idioraatuni, N. evanescens Baly, and several others, but smaller than any 

 of them, and the elytra of difl'erent coloration, especially in regard to the lateral 

 purplish stripe ; the species has quite the appearance of a Cleoi'lna, but the shape of 

 the anterior margin of the thoi'acie episternum, which is not at all convex, prevents 

 the species being included in that genus ; in iV. evanescens the thorax is much more 

 coarsely punctured throughout and the coloration is different. 



CHRYSOMELINAE. 



Augomela flavicornis sp. nov. 



Metallic purjilish below, legs golden greenish, antennae pale flavous, above 

 metallic violaceous blue, thorax with a few punctures only, elytra with a deep lateral 

 depression, strongly punctate-striate. 



Length 3 J lines. 



Head purplish blue, imi)unctate, clypeus separated behind by a deep transverse 

 groove from the middle of which a longitudinal groove runs upwards towards the 

 vertex, labrum fulvous, antennae pale flavous (the last three joints broken off) ; thorax 

 nearly three times broader than long, the sides nearlv straight, slightly rounded near 

 the anterior angles, the latter distinct but not produced, the .surface metallic blue, 

 nearly impunctate, the base with some few rather deep punctures, the extreme 

 margins purplish ; scutellum triangular, piu'plish ; elytra with a deep fovea below 

 the shoulders, moderately strongly punctate-striate, the i)unctures finer and more 

 closely placed posteriorly, the exti-eme ajiex impunctate, abdomen purpli.'h, breast 

 and legs greenish with a golden yellow tint, presternum bilobed at the base, its apex 

 convex, truncate. 



Hah. Queensland (Australia). 



At once distinguished from any of its allies by the colour of the antennae. 



Phyllocharoides gen. nov. 



Body elongate, palpi ovate, antennae moniliform ; thorax transverse, elytra 

 punctate-striate, claws bifid, presternum elongate, its base truncate, the anterior coxal 

 cavities closed. 



The genus proposed here agrees with Phyllocluvris in the moniliform antennae and 

 the closed anterior coxal cavities, but differs in the ovate not claviforme palpi and the 

 bifid claws ; this latter character distinguishes the genus also from Chalcolampra and 

 most of the allied genera. A\t,8traUca, which has also bifid claws, differs again in the 

 filiform antennae, open coxal cavities, and other details. 



