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Malaxia dilaticornis -p. nov. 

 Narrowly elongate, black, the lower part of the face, the thorax and the legs 

 flavous, elytra metallic green or bronze, finely pubescent and rugose. 

 Var. Thorax black. 

 J>. The fourth and the three following joints of the antennae transversely dilated 



at the apex. 



Length 1| to 2 lines. 



(J . Head finely rugose, the vertex black, the lower jjart flavous, frontal elevations 

 absent, antennae extending beyond the middle of the elytra, black, the lower two 

 joints fulvous, shining, the basal joint very strongly incrassale at the apex, the second 

 small, the third shorter than the fourth, the latter widened at the apex, the following 

 three joints transversely dilated at the apex only, terminal joints normal and shorter ; 

 thorax twice as broad as long, the sides constricted at the base, the surface with a 

 shallow longitudinal deju-ession at the middle, finely punctm-ed and pubescent, fulvous 

 or black ; elytra very finely rugose, metallic green ; underside black, legs flavous. 



Hob. Timor. 



The male of this species may be at once distinguished by the structure of the 

 antennae, but I know of no character to separate the feiivde from several of its allies, 

 except perhajjs its general small size. 



Astena maculipennis sji. nov. 



Fulvous, the antennae, tibiae and tarsi black, thorax transverse, the disc with a 

 transverse depression, impunctate, elytra bluish black, closely punctured, the <uture 

 with a pear-shaped fulvous spot at the base, abdomen flavous. 



Length 2f lines. 



Head impunctate at the vertex, the latter fulvous, lower portion of the face 

 piceous, frontal tubercles transverse, carina acutely raised, elongate, extending to 

 the clypeus, labrum piceous, palpi subclavate, antennae very closely approached at the 

 base ; the lower six joints black, the rest wanting, first joint very elongate and slender, 

 second, short, third one half longer than the preceding joint, fourth shorter than 

 the fifth ; thorax transverse, nearly three times broader than long, the sides straight, 

 the angles rather obsolete, surface with a transverse sinuate depression, not extending 

 to the sides, impunctate ; seutellum fulvous ; elytra widened posteriorly, very closely 

 and rather strongly punctured, bluish, the base at tlie suture with a short, posteriorly 

 widened fulvous mark, extending to about one-third the length of the elytra, their 

 epipleurae broad, concave, nearly disappearing below the middle ; legs elongate, 

 fulvous, tibiae and tarsi black, all the tibiae mucronate, the first joint of the posterior 

 tarsi much longer than the following joints, claws appendiculate, anterior eoxal 

 cavities open. 



Hab. Humboldt Hay (New Guinea). 



Leptarthra fasciata ^\>- nov. 



Black, above fulvous, thorax sparingly punctured, with a transverse violaceous 

 band, elytra strongly and irregularly punctured, with a transverse band at the base, 

 another before and a third below the middle as well as two small spots near the apex, 

 violaceous blue. 



Length 5 lines. 



