BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 321 



XyLOPERTHA C?) COMPRESSA, 11. sp. 



Oblong, [)iceous-ied, moderately shining, punctate and clothed 

 above and l)elow with short erect whitish hairs. Head densely 

 punctate, with the clypeus and mandibles black. Thorax convex, 

 longer than wide, minutely granulated except towards the base, 

 which is |)unctate. Elytra about one and a half times the length 

 of the thorax, darker, punctate in rows, with very small punctures 

 on the intervening spaces, roundly sloped away at about two-fifths 

 fiom the apex. Abdomen punctate, second and third abdominal 

 segments much shorter and darker than the others, which are tes- 

 taceous. Legs paler, punctate, thin and flat, especially the four 

 posterior tibise, with all the tibite fringed with hairs. Antennie 

 clear reddish-testaceous. Length 3^ mm. 



Tam worth and Sydney. 



Xylopertha (?) HiRSUTA, n.sp. 



Narrow, cylindrical, shining, punctate, reddish-testaceous, and 

 covered with minute erect whitish hairs. Head minutely punc- 

 tate Thorax convex, longer than wide, covered with small 

 granulations in front, shining and impunctate behind, and lightly 

 punctate at the sides. Elytra about l-j times the length of the 

 thorax, punctate in rows, the punctures very small and close 

 together ; roundly sloped away at about a thii-d from the apex. 

 Abdominal segments paler than the upper surface, especially in 

 5, except the three apical ones, which are darker in ^. Legs 

 and antennae testaceous ; four posterior tibiae broad, flat, dentated 

 and fringed with hairs. Length 2| mm. 



Tamworth, Cootamundra, Tweed and Richmond Rivers, N.S.W. 



Resembling the preceding species in outline, but distinguished 

 from it by its smaller size, narrower shape, and more uniform 

 colouring. 



Xylopertha (?) parva, n.sp. 



Of a rather narrow form. Head tinged with piceous, minutely 

 punctate, and with a shallow fovea in the centre. Thorax testa- 

 ceous, rough and slightly hairy and daiker in front and smooth 

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