BY A. M. LEA. 515 



unarmed; front tibiae somewhat dilated about apex, with the 

 dilated portion gently incurved on one side; middle tibiae strongly 

 curved on basal half, inner side with a narrow ridge, about apex 

 much as front pair; third tarsal joint widely dilated. Length, 

 5 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Mulgrave River (H. Hacker). 



On the elytra, there is a small spot on each side at the base, 

 and one common to both on the apical slope; the others are in 

 two transverse series, the first of these consisting of three spots, 

 of which the largest is sutural; the second is just beyond the 

 middle, and consists of four irregularly rounded spots. 



Rh^ebomela fasciata, n.sp. (Plate xlviii., fig. 7). 



^. Flavous, two small spots (sometimes conjoined) at base of 

 prothorax, and two elytral fasciae black, appendages partly or 

 entirely pale. 



Head impunctate, or almost so; clypeal sutures shallowly im- 

 pressed. Antennae elongate, joints more or less cylindrical. 

 Prothorax about twice as wide as long, sides gently sinuous, 

 hind angles acute, front margin regularly incurved to middle; 

 with minute scattered punctures, and some of larger size (but 

 not very large) on each side of base. Scutellum subtriangular, 

 impunctate. Elytra distinctly wider than prothorax, shoulders 

 regularly, the sides feebly, rounded; with regular rows of con- 

 spicuous but not very large punctures; the interstices with minute 

 scattered punctures. Legs moderately long; femora unarmed; 

 front tibiae with apical third inflated, and lower margin of inflated 

 part gently incurved. Length, 5-5|mm. 



5. Differs in having somewhat shorter antennae, front tibiae 

 simple, and basal joint of each tarsus distinctly smaller. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cairns (E. Allen). 



Rather narrower than the preceding species, and with the 

 middle tibiae scarcely different from the hind ones; the sexes are 

 readily distinguished by the front tibiae. The scutellum is some- 

 times as dark as the basal fascia, the dark parts in some lights 

 having a purplish or greenish gloss. There are seven specimens 

 before me; of these, Ave have the elytra bifasciate, the first fascia 



