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margin. Disc coarsely, irregularly punctured, the punctures 



sometimes coalescing, sometimes separated by smooth shining 



spaces irregularly shaped and placed ; with one or two 



larger punctures near the antero-central portion of each lobe, 



and shallow elongate depressions towards the sides; central 



line faintly (or not at all) indicated by slight depression, 



without any lateral foliation. Scutellam raised, triangular, and 



punctulate. Elytra wider than prothorax at base, shoulders 



widely rounded, sides subparallel on basal half, then gently 



rounded to apex; punctate-striate, with ten rows of strise on each 



elytron, the punctures in striae large, close, and regular (much 



larger than in A. calosomoides Kirby), largest and most exposed 



on two outside striae; intervals regular, uninterrupted, convex 



(the strial punctures giving a somewhat crenulate aspect), and 



minutely punctulate; the third, fifth, seventh and ninth becoming 



wider and more costiform than the others towards apex, and 



sometimes slightly pustulose (in one specimen rather distinctly 



so) in this region. Epipleurse with shallow irregularities of 



surface, scarcely punctulate; underside of femora and apical 



segment of abdomen finely punctured; tibiae closely and more 



strongly punctured; tarsi and narrow line on tibiae clothed with 



pale straw-coloured tomentum. Tibiae enlarged near apex, anterior 



and intermediate tibite slightly bowed. Intercoxal process 



margined and narrowly rounded. Dimensions — 11 x 4-6 mm. 



Hah. — Blayney and Orange, N.S.W. 



Three specimens are before me, all, I think, male, two collected 

 at Blayney by Mr. T. G. Sloane, after whom I name it; the third 

 has been for some time unique in my cabinet, labelled "Orange" 

 in the handwriting of the late Dr. C. D. Clark. This species is 

 evidently a member of my Sect, ii., Subsect. C, but is separated 

 from all except A. pestiferummiWi, by its pronounced hind angles 

 to prothorax. In only one specimen is the tendency to pustula- 

 tion of elytral intervals at apex well marked. These characters, 

 together with its metallic (not violet) colour, its subcrenulate 

 intervals, and its raised alternate intervals should render it easy 

 to distinguish. 



