428 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN AMARYGMIDES, 



C. LiETUS, sp.nov. 



Ovalis ; subelongatus ; nitidissimus ; niger, capite obscure 

 cupreo prothorace minus nitido cyaneo, elytvis splendide 

 viridi-aureo et purpureo-iridescentibus; capite crebre jequaliter 

 punctulato ; oculis subapproximatis quam antennarum 

 articuli basalis longitudine fere minus inter se remotis ; 

 sulcis ocularibus nullis ; antennis quam corporis dimidium 

 sat brevioribus, articulo 3° quam 1^* 2"^^que conjuncti vix 

 longiori quam 4"^ 5"^que conjuncti sat breviori, articulis 8-10 

 quam prsecedentes parum brevioribus ; prothorace quam 

 longiori (et postice quam antice) fere duplo latiori, sparsim 

 obsolete vix manifeste punctulato, antice sat fortiter bisinuato, 

 a basi antrorsum (superne viso) sequaliter arcuatim angustato, 

 basi bisinuata, angulis anticis obtusis ; elytris sat subtiliter 

 fere ut C. cupripennis sed multo minus crebi'e) seriatim 

 punctulatis, seriebus suturam versus et postice magis sub- 

 tilibus, interstitiis planis sparsim subtilissime vix perspicue 

 punctulatis ; prosterno medio concavo ; metastei^no sub- 

 tilissime punctulato et oblique leviter rugato, episternis 

 minus nitidis obsolete punctulatis ; abdomine sparsim sat 

 subtiliter punctulato et longitudinaliter rugato ; femoribus 

 anticis sparsim subtilissime punctulatis ; tarsis subtus nigro- 

 setosis, posticorum articulo basali ceteris conjunctis (unguiculis 

 exceptis) sat ?equali. [Long. 6, lat. 31 lines. 



A somewhat longer and less robust species than C. aipripennis, 

 with its elytral outline (viewed from the side) moderately arched, 

 the summit of the arch rather behind the middle. The elytral 

 series of punctures are exceptionally conspicuous owing to "their 

 individual punctures not being crowded together, and the 

 interstices being so finely punctulate as to appear Isfivigate unless 

 under a vexy strong lens. The elytra of this .species are among 

 the most nitid and brilliantly iridescent in the genus. 



Two examples in my collection, said to be from N. S. Wales 

 must certainly, I think, be attributed to this species ; their 



