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other as those of C. variabilis, Blessig. I do not think it can he 

 coelestis, Pasc, as the author of that species says that its eyes are 

 approximate, and distinguishes it from ametliystinus by (inter 

 alia) its black prothorax. 



C, OCULARIS, sp.nov. 



Elongato-ovalis ; sat nitidus ; niger (exempli typici) prothorace 

 viridi, elytris cupreo-purpureis certo adspectu latera versus 

 viridi-tinctis ; capite crebre pnnctulato ; oculis subcontiguis ; 

 sulcis ocularibus nullis; antennis quam corporis dimidium vix 

 brevioiibus apicem versus haud incrassatis, articulo 3° quam 

 |us 2^sque conjuncti vix longiori quam 4^^^ 5"^que conjuncti 

 multo breviori, articulis apicalibus quam prsecedentes haud 

 brevioribus ; prothorace quam longiori dimidio (postice quam 

 antice tribus [»artibus) latiori, leviter minus crebre minus 

 subtiliter punctulato, antice bisinuatim leviter emarginato, 

 a basi antrorsum arcuatim angustato, basi media sublobata, 

 angulis obtusis ; elytrorum sculptura tota fere ut C. cupri- 

 pennis, Blackb. ; prosterno medio carinato ; corpore subtus 

 obsolete sparsim vix subtiliter punctulato ; femoribus anticis 

 antice sparsim subtiliter punctulatis ; tarsis subtus fulvo- 

 setosis, posticorum articulo basali ceteris conjunctis (unguibus 

 exceptis) longitudine sequali. [Long. 7, lat. 3 lines. 



An isolated species at once distinguishable from all others 



of the genus known to me by its eyes almost contiguous in front ; 



they are separated by a mere filament scarcely wider than the 



diameter of one of the granules of the eyes. In general form this 



insect resembles C. lonyi2)ennis, Hope. 

 Queensland. 



C. Leai, sp.nov. 



C. longipenrd, Hope (ut supra descri[)to) affinis ; difFert corpore 

 subtus haud iridescenti, oculis quam antennai'um articuli 

 basalis longitudine paullo magis inter se remotis, antennis 

 paullo brevioiibus magis robustis ; prothorace quam longiori 

 (et postice quam antice) fere duplo latiori, minus nitido, 

 minus fortiter punctulato in parte basali minus distincte 



