448 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN AMARYGMIDES, 



satisfactory for giving it a name, at any rate without being sure 

 that the differences are constant. 



Queensland ; Darling Downs ; sent by Mr. French. 



C. MINOR, sp.nov. 



Ovalis ; sat nitidus ; niger, elytris cyaneis certo adspectu 

 viridi- vel purpureo-micantibus ; capite subtiliter inaequaliter 

 punctulato ; oculis quam antennarum articuli basalis longi- 

 tudine paullo minus inter se remotis ; sulcis ocularibus 

 nullis ; antennis quam corporis dimidium vix longioribus, 

 articulo 3° quam 1"^ 2"^que conjuncti paullo longiori quam 

 4.US 5usq^g conjuncti parum breviori, articulis 8-10 quam 

 prsecedentes vix brevioribus havid incrassatis ; prothorace 

 quam longiori duabus (postice quam antice tribus) partibus 

 latiori, sparsim obsolete (vix manifeste) punctulato, antice 

 subtruncato vix emarginato, a basi (superne viso) antrorsum 

 arcuatim angustato, basi media sat late sublobata, angulis 

 anticis obtusis ; elytris subtiliter vix crebre seriatim 

 punctulatis, interstitiis sub leiate vix manifeste punctulatis ; 

 prosterno medio plus minusve manifeste sulcato ; metasterno 

 medio subtiliter, lateribus episternisque vix perspicue, 

 punctulatis ; abdomine sparsim obsolete punctulato, obsolete 

 ruga to ; femoribus anticis antice subtiliter ininus crebre 

 punctulatis ; tarsis subtus fulvo-setosis, posticorum articulo 

 basali quam apical es 2 conjuncti sublongiori. 



[Long. 5-G, lat. 3-3| lines. 



The interval between the eyes is about half as wide as in 

 C. cupr'qjenriis, Hope, The seriate punctures of the elytra are 

 very similar to those of cupripennis, but the interstices being 

 l£evigate, or very nearly so, the seriate punctures are very much 

 more conspicuous. The absolute flatness of the interstices on the 

 elytra distinguishes this species fi'om those which are its nearest 

 allies structurally. 



W. Australia. 



