BY A. SIDNEY OLLIFF. 651 



The ample and regularly rounded prothorax with its distinct 

 median impression, and the deeply excavated head, are characters 

 which combined with the form of the elytral costae and its different 

 colour, will at once distinguish this insect fi-om the preceding 

 species. 



Atyphella flammans, sp.n. 



J Elongate-ovate, fuscous, clothed with very fine yellowish 

 pubescence ; prothorax pale testaceous, coarsely and closely punc- 

 tured, with a large discal black marking very feebly bisinuate 

 in front ; elytra with the margins broadly testaceous, each with 

 four posteriorly abbreviated costa?, the 1st and 2nd conspicuously 

 testaceous, the 3rd faintly testaceous, the 4th within the testa- 

 ceous margin. 



Head strongly excavated between the eyes, with a feeble eleva- 

 tion in front ; the excavation shining, very finely rugulose- 

 punctate at the sides. Antennae fuscous, like those of A. lychnus, 

 but with joints 4-10 proportionately longer. Palpi fuscous. 

 Prothorax broadly transverse, rather strongly convex, with a 

 large central black marking which is attenuated to a point behind ; 

 the anterior margin and the sides strongly reflexed, the former 

 very feeble bisinuate and slightly produced in the middle. Scu- 

 tellum pale testaceous, closely and rather finely punctured. Elytra 

 closely and moderately strongly rugulose-punctate, the suture 

 testaceous and distinctly raised, the 1st and 2nd costse strongly 

 elevated, reaching to just before the apex, the 3rd feebly elevated, 

 effaced near the base, and abbreviated at about f of the length of 

 the elytra, the 4th costa rather feebly elevated, extending as far 

 as the 1st and 2nd, the interstices broad. Underside dark 

 piceous ; the prosternum, mesosternum, and the sides of the 

 metasternum dusky testaceous ; the last two abdominal segments 

 and the genitalia yellowish white. Legs fuscous ; femora reddish 

 testaceous. Length 9-10 mm. 



Cloncurry, Queensland. 



5 Unknown. 



This species is conspicuous by the striped appearance of its 

 elytra, and the black patch on its prothorsix. 



