518 NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, xi., 



punctures, smaller and sparser in middle than elsewhere. Elytra 

 distinctly wider than prothorax, shoulders rounded, sides sub- 

 parallel to near apex; with rows of large, round, deep, and rather 

 distant punctures, becoming smaller (but still fairly large) 

 towards suture, interstices with a few minute punctures. Inter- 

 coxal process of prostemum feebly depressed along middle, apex 

 obtuse and conspicuously elevated, base dilated and strongly 

 notched. Claws strongly and acutely dentate. Length, \\\- 

 13 mm. 



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



The largest Australian species of the genus, and with unusually 

 coarse punctures; on the elytra, they are comparatively small 

 and regular close to the suture, but they rapidly increase in size 

 until, on the sides, they might be regarded as round, deep fovese; 

 the only species, at all approaching it in this respect, is 8. 

 'poro'ptera* but that species is much smaller, very differently 

 coloured, elytral punctures much less regular (much smaller 

 towards the suture, but quite as large, although more irregular 

 towards sides). 



Stethomela atra, n.sp. 



Black; legs and clypeus reddish, labrum, palpi, and basal 

 joints of antennae (the others blackish) somewhat paler. 



Head with sparse and minute punctures, median line sharply 

 impressed in front but scarcely traceable to base; clypeus short, 

 suture deep and straight. Antennae long and thin, none of the 

 joints transverse. Prothorax more than thrice as wide as long, 

 sides feebly dilated from base to apical third, and then rather 

 strongly rounded; with very minute punctures and a few of 

 larger size (but not very large) scattered about. Elytra sub- 

 oblong, distinctly wider than prothorax; with regular rows of 

 sharply defined but not very large punctures, interstices almost 

 impunctate, sides somewhat inflated near shoulders and behind 

 same transversely impressed, with the punctures in the impres- 



* Presuming *S'. foveipennU to be a variety of that species; iu any case, 

 the present species differs from its description in being larger, cephalic 

 and prothoracic punctures much more numerous, elytral punctures in 

 more regular series, and antennae and legs entirely pale. 



