362 STUDIES IX AUSTRALIAN ENTOMOLOGY, XV., 



SI., from which it is readily distinguished by smaller size, 

 narrower form; head smaller; eyes more roundly prominent; 

 prothorax more narrowed to base, border subsinuate just before 

 basal angles and continuing on to base at each side; legs darker; 

 elytra with a subvirescent tinge in ^, S:c. 



NOTONOMUS ^QUALIS, n.sp. 



Elongate-oval, convex. Prothorax subquadrate, posterior 

 angles wide, hardly marked ; elytra oval, strongly striate, 

 humeral angles rounded (but basal border decidedly rai^ed above 

 lateral border at point of junction), interstices convex, third 

 4-punctate. Black, nitid; prothorax becoming metallic-green 

 towards sides and across apex. 



(J. Head moderate (3-3 mm. across eyes); eyes protuberant, 

 deeplv inclosed in large orbits posteriorly. Prothorax broader 

 than long (-i-S x 4-9 mm.), widest a little before middle, very 

 lightly narrowed to base; apex and base of equal width (3-6 mm.); 

 sides lightly rounded; basal angles widely obtuse, marked by the 

 posterior marginal seta on border ; lateral border narrow, 

 passing round basal angles on to sides of base; median line 

 strongly impressed; lateral basal impressions wide, deep. 

 Elvtra oval (9*2 x 5-5 mm.), convex; apex widely sinuate on each 

 side; tenth interstice short, well developed towards apex; inter- 

 stices convex, subcarinate on apical declivity, eighth wider than 

 ninth on basal half. Intercoxal declivity of prosteruum rounded 

 in middle, of mesosternum widely and very lightly concave. 

 Length 16-18, breadth 5-5-6'3mm. 



ffab. — X.S.W.: Verona (Colls. Sloane and Taylor). 



Given to me by Mr. F. H. Taylor of Sydney as coming from 

 Verona in the Bega district of X. S. Wales. It has the facies of 

 ^. spenceri, but is allied to X. macoyi SI.,* from which it differs 

 bv colour not wholly black; prothorax more convex, more evenly 



* An error occurs in my description of N. macoyi where the size of the 

 head is given as " 4"1 mm. across eyes"; it should be 3-1 mm. from a 

 remeasurement of the type still in my possession. — T.G.S. 



