482 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



less transverse and with the black patch less transverse and more 

 rounded. 



Hab.—Gereddton, W.A. Con spinifex grass and on several 

 species of Acacia). 



The sculpture of the prothorax in the male is most remarkable; 

 the three deep grooves (leaving out of consideration the median 

 line) are rather wide and deep, the transverse one deeper than 

 the others, and (intensified by its colour) appearing as if seared 

 in with a red-hot wire; on each side of each of the oblique grooves 

 there is a small (almost fasciculate) tuft of black hair. The 

 female is a typical Carphurus, so I have not considered it neces- 

 sary to genericall}'- separate the species. 



Carphurus invenustus, n sp. 



g. Elongate, shining, depressed. Head and prothorax of a 

 rather dark red, the former at base clouded with black ; antennae 

 black, the three basal joints red; elytra purplish-black; abdomen 

 black; legs black, the anterior tibite and knees and the four 

 posterior tibire at extreme base red. Clothed with long blackish 

 hair, sparse on head but denser there than elsewhere, the elytra 

 and abdomen with fine and rather sparse whitish pubescence. 



Head narrowed behind eyes, these rather large and prominent; 

 finely and irregularly punctate, a shallow fovea between and 

 slightly in front of eyes. Antennae not extending to apex of 

 elytra, 4th-10th joints rather strongly serrate internally. Pro- 

 thorax longer than wide, sides slightly rounded, apex rounded; 

 transversely depressed at base; impunctate. Scutellum almost 

 concealed but evidently reddish. Elytra increasing in width to 

 apex; densely and rather finely punctate, base very finely punc- 

 tate, apex impunctate and polished. Ahdoinen impunctate. 

 Legs long and thin. Length 5, to apex of elytra 3|; width 1 Jmm. 



9. Differs in having considerably smaller and less prominent 

 eyes, shorter antennae, and the prothorax less depressed at base 

 and clouded with black on the sides anteriorly. 



^a6.-Nowra, KS.W. (Mr. G. Masters). 



