86 REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN AMARYGMIDES, 



apicalibus quam praecedentes vix brevioribus ; prothorace 

 quam longiori (et postice quam antice) plus quam duplo 

 latiori, subobsolete punctulato, subopaco, antice sinuntim 

 emarginato, a basi antrorsum (superne vise) arcuatim 

 angustato basi media sat late sublobata, angulis obtusis ; 

 elytris a basi ad apicem (prope basin minus distincte) sub- 

 tiliter (fere ut G. ci/pripennis) seriatim-punctulatis, interstitiis 

 planis sat perspicue nee crebre punctulatis ; prosterno medio 

 antice carinato ; metasterno medio et abdomine spavsim 

 manifeste punctulatis ; femoribus anticis antice minus sub- 

 tiliter punctulatis ; tarsis subtus nigro-setosis, posticorum 

 articulo basali quam ceteri conjuncti paullo breviori. 



[Long. 6-7, lat. 34-4 lines. 



The two exam))les examined are both quite black except the 

 elytra, which are of dark but very decided green colour, without 

 iridescence other than a slightly golden tone in certain lights. 

 The general form is that of semiticus, simius, and cupripennis 

 (though the last named is not quite so widely oval), from which it 

 may be separated by the following characters inter alia — from 

 semiticus by its widely separated eyes, from simius by the much 

 more defined seriate puncturation of its elytra, from simius and 

 cupripennis by its well-defined ocular sulci. 



N. Queensland ; sent by Mr. French. 



C. LiEVicoLLis, Blessig. 



This is one of the few species of Chalcopterus that I have 

 ascertained to be widely distributed in Australia. It does not 

 appear to be very common. I do not feel much doubt of its 

 being the insect that Hope described as Cnodulon cyanipennis, 

 Boisduval as Amarygnius columbinus, and Pascoe as Amarygmus 

 ccelestis. If those identifications are correct, Boisduval's is the 

 name that will have to be adopted ; but as, among the names in 

 question, Blessig's is the only one connected with a description 

 and figure good enough to justify anything like certainty, it is no 

 doubt better to use that name for the present, and hope that 

 someone having access to the types of the other authors mentioned 



