258 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



and not reaching the middle, the two apical segments only of the 

 abdomen black, and all the legs testaceous, tarsi except basal 

 joints black. 



As upon a careful comparison of my two specimens —both 

 males — I can find absolutely no difference in shape, I have con- 

 sidered it advisable to describe the most strongly marked specimen 

 as a species, ranking the other as a variety. I captured them at 



the same time. 



Carphurus bifoveatus, n.sp. 



(J. Elongate, shining, depressed. Head black; undersurface of 

 basal joint of antennae and almost the entire second reddish; palpi 

 obscure red; prothorax red; elytra dark violet-blue, meso- and 

 metasternum black; abdominal segments black — the first almost 

 entirely, and the others except apical margined with red. Mode- 

 rately densely clothed all over with long blackish hairs. Head 

 and prothorax sparsely and minutely punctate, elytra with minute 

 and almost obliterated punctures, apex and sides of meso- and 

 sides of metasternum minutely but distinctly punctate, the abdo- 

 men very minutely. 



Head about as long as wide; a longitudinal excavation on each 

 side near the eyes (from some directions appearing as foveas); 

 antennae short, scarcely passing intermediate coxae, 1st joint large, 

 as long as 2nd-3rd combined, 2nd short, globular, 3rd obconic, 4th- 

 10th subpectinate, 11th as long as the inner length of 10th; 

 feebly corrugated; foveas of undersurface large, rough-walled, 

 approximate. Prothorax strongly rounded, a little longer than 

 wide, the width of head across eyes; a shallow transverse impres- 

 sion at base, and a still shallower one at apex. Elytra feebly 

 dilating towards apex, each feebly separately rounded. Anterior 

 tarsi with basal joint rather wide, and fully as long as claw joint. 

 Length to apex of elytra 3, of abdomen 5|; width 1 mm. 



TTab.—Gnliiton (Mr. D. Dumbrell). 



A distinct and very pretty little species. 



C. CYANiPENNis, Macl.; Mast. Cat. Sp. No. 3422. 



j/ah. — Tamworth, AVhitton (Lea). S. Australia (Macleay 

 Museum). 



