BY THE REV. T, BLACKBURN. 0^ 



HOMETHES GRACILIS, Sp.nOV. 



Elongato-oblongus ; niger, antennis (articulo basali fere iiigro, 

 articulis 4-6 et 9-11 infuscatis, exceptis) palpis mandibuHs 

 pedibusque (horum geniculis et ad apicem summum tibiis 

 tarsorumque articulis infuscatis exceptis) testaceis ; pro- 

 thoracis latitudine longitudini aequali, latitudine majori paullo 

 ante medium posita, lateribus ab angulis anticis fere ad 

 medium leviter divergentibus hie vix angulatis liinc ad basin 

 arcuatim convergentibus ; elytris sericeo-subtesselatis, leviter 

 striatis, ad basin anguste modice productis, interstitio 3° 

 guttulis obscure rufis seriatim ornato. 



[Long. 4, lat. l^g lines. 

 A very elongate graceful species, probably in general facies 

 resembling H. emarginatus, Chaud. ; but that species inter alia 

 is described as having joints 6-8 of the antennae white, and does 

 not appear to have the 3rd interstice of the elytra marked with 

 pale spots. , Its narrow form will, I think, separate this insect 

 from all others of the genus hitherto described, as also will the 

 basal joint of the antennae black in strong contrast to the next 

 following joints. H. velutimis, Macl., is only slightly described, 

 but it is not said to be a particularly narrow species ; moreover, 

 the description of the antennae does not make them agree with 

 the species before me, and it is implied that the legs are entirely 

 of a testaceous colour. 



S. Australia ; McDonnell Ranges. 



HoMETHES PARVICOLLIS, Sp.nOV. 



Ovalis ; niger, antennis fusco-piceis (articulo basali 3° que 

 subtus testaceis exceptis), mandibulis apice rufescentibus, 

 pedibus (geniculis sat late et ad apicem summum tibiis 

 tarsorumque articulis infuscatis exceptis) pallide flavis ', 

 prothorace parvo quam latiori fere longiori, latitudine majori 

 longe ante medium posita, lateribus fortiter angulatis lineis 

 binis fere rectis formatis ; elytris sericeo-tesselatis, leviter 

 striatis, ad basin leviter latissime rotunda to-productis. 



[Long. 4^, lat. 1| lines. 



