BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 495 



elytra (except along the margins and suture) are almost the 

 colour of dried blood. The character of the markings and the 

 shape of this species are reminiscent of Calomela. 



Rhizobius virgatus, n.sp. 



Oblong-ovate, rather strongly convex, shining. Dark red; 

 mouth-parts, antenna? and legs paler ; each elytron with two 

 longitudinal black stripes, the inner commencing near base and 

 terminating near apex, the outer midway between the inner black 

 stripe and the margin and joined to the inner stripe at its apex 

 but not at its base. Clothed with moderately dense and rather 

 long ashen pubescence interspersed with numerous long erect 

 dark seta?; under surface finely pubescent. 



Head and prothorax finely, the elytra densely and coarsely but 

 almost regularly punctate, punctures finer in vicinity of suture 

 than elsewhere. Intercoxal process of prosternum depressed, 

 rather wide, not at all triangular. Metasternum moderately 

 strongly punctate and very feebly transversely wrinkled. Abdo- 

 men feebly punctate in middle, moderately strongly at sides; 

 lamellre terminating at about one-third from suture. Length 

 2J mm. 



Hah. — Hobart. 



Resembles dorsalis in shape and in colour to a certain extent, 



but differs in having two black and three dark red stripes on each 



elytron, in the setae being considerably longer and the punctures 



coarser. 



Rhizobius alphabeticus, n.sp. 



Ovate, moderately convex and moderately shining. Pale tes- 

 taceous; prothorax clouded with piceous in middle; elytra with 

 angular and variable piceous markings; under surface reddish- 

 testaceous, the sides infuscate or not ; mouth-parts, antennae, 

 legs and epipleurse testaceous. Clothed with moderately short 

 yellowish pubescence mixed with a few short and scarcely visible 

 setse. 



Elytra densely and (except in immediate vicinity of suture) 

 rather coarsely punctate. Intercoxal process of prosternum 



