184 REVISION OF THE GENUS PAROPSIS, 



posticis fere nullis ; elytris crebre fortiter sat asqualiter 

 punctulatis, interstitiis sat crebre granuliformibus. Long. 

 5 J, lat. 4 lines. 

 Remarkably like P. reticulata, Marsh., in respect of form and 

 proportions, but differing widely from that species by the strongly 

 bi-emarginate sides of its prothorax, the considerably closer 

 puncturation of its pronotum, and the puncturation of its elytra 

 much less obscured by their verrucosity. The bright red colour 

 of the under surface is perhaps not an invariable character, but 

 it is very conspicuous in the two specimens before me. This 

 species is somewhat close to P. varieyata, Blackb., also, but differs 

 considerably in colouring, also in the puncturation of the pronotum 

 (as specified in the tabulation), and also has closer elytral punc- 

 turation, so that the raised interstices of the punctures are 

 notably smaller, making the elytra appear less coarsely sculptured. 

 Tasmania. 



P. Latona, sp.no v. 



^. Prsecedenti [P. rtibidipedi) valde affinis; multo magis convexa 

 (e latere visa quam P. lutea, Marsh., paullo magis convexa, 

 parte altiori paullo magis antice sita); corpore subtus (sternis 

 plus minusve infuscatis) pedibusque testaceis, antennis nullo 

 modo infuscatis; capite minus fortiter punctulato; prothorace 

 paullo minus transverso; cetera ut P. o^ubidijjes. Long. 54, 

 lat. 4^ lines. 



Not unlike P. convexa, Blackb., in form, but inter alia with 

 the pronotum very differently punctured. 



W. Australia; Albany (sent by Mr. Masters). 



P. Blandina, sp.nov. 



5. Ovata ; sat nitida ; sat convexa (e latere visa quam P. 

 carnosa, Baly, paullo minus convexa); rufo-testacea, capite 

 pronoti lateribus et elytris plus minusve flavo-marmoratis; 

 capite crebre subtilius punctulato; antennis quam corporis 

 dimidium parum brevioribus; prothorace quam longiori duplo 

 latiori, in disco sat sequaliter sparsius vix fortiter nullo modo 



