BV 11. J. CAKTER. 185 



Head irregularly covered with shining bronze rugosity, frontal 

 impression forming a small raised horseshoe curve between the 

 insertions of antennas with convexity behind. Eyes prominent, 

 widely separated, strongly granulated. Epistoma slightly emar- 

 ginate and bisinuate. AntenncE short (3-5 mm.), stout, 1st joint 

 thick, 2nd small, 3rd ver}^ little longer but slighter than -ith, 

 5th-10th gradually stouter, 11th largest and ovate. Prothorax 

 (3 X 4 vix mm.) transverse, slightly convex in front, strongly and 

 irregularly punctate-rugose. Sides and disc having irregular 

 depressions, sides gently rounded in front, sinuate and subrectan- 

 gular at base; apical angles rounded but prominent, basal angles 

 dentate, width at base between teeth 3 mm. Elytra (6-5 x 4 mm.) 

 about as w^ide at shoulders as prothorax at widest, thence parallel 

 for over -| of length, then sharply narrowed to a blunt point at 

 apex, the abrupt longitudinal convexity forming with the lateral 

 curve an apparent depression and break in outline near apex. 

 Interruptedly striate-punctate, the strias consisting of three series: 

 (V?) from two to three striae on each side of suture extending from 

 base almost to apex finely punctate; (h) a series of stria? inter- 

 rupted by reticulate rugose sculpture, reticulation irregular but 

 generally longitudinal, extending to the margin; (c) two well 

 marked marginal strise on the light-coloured border. Epipleuroi 

 coarsely punctate. Legs smooth, nitid, tibiae slender and slightly 

 curved, femora thicker. Under side smooth and shining. Dimen- 

 sions 9-10 X 3-5-4 mm. 



Hah. — Mt. Irvine, Blue Mts. (under logs; E. Ferguson and 

 H. J. Carter); Kurrajong (Mr. A. M. Lea). 



This species is nearest to C. ocellata^ Pasc. (of those known to 

 me), from which it differs in the widely different sculpture of 

 ■elytra, from which the ocellate pattern is wanting. Its size, 

 colour and shape sutticiently distinguish it from C. yeniinata^ Lea, 

 C distincta, Carter, and C. deplanata, Boisd. 



The comparative shortness of the 3rd joint of antenn<\? and 

 the curious depressions or pits on the prothorax are characteristic. 

 These pits vary in number from 4-6, and in position, in different 

 specimens, but there is generally one large shallow depression 



