f>8 SUBFAMILIES CYPHALEISj® AND CNODALONIN^:, 



4.Elytral colours more or less in vittse, apex spined Master si Macl. 



5. Elytral colours intermixed, apex unspined victoriensis Blackb. 



6. Form subdepressed, elytral punctures much smaller than in 5 



Blaclcbumi, n.sp. 



7(U)Body glabrous. 



8. Colour nitid bronze, irregularly punctate ylaber Macl. 



9(ll)Colour rather dull chocolate-brown. 



10. Size vei^ large, punctures distinct imper talis Cart. 



11 Size much smaller, punctures obscure planu*, n.sp. 



The above probably belong to three different genera, of which 

 the first four are true Chartopteryx. C. imperialis Cart., and C. 

 planus have the general form and tarsi of the genus, but differ 

 so markedly in clothing and sculpture as to constitute a distinct 

 group; while C. glaber Macl., differs from the others, except C. 

 Mackbumi, in its much less convexity. Three specimens of C. 

 glaber were taken by the author at Acacia Creek, N.S.W., as 

 well as C. planus, by beating dense creepers in the scrub. Single 

 specimens of C. Blackburni and C. planus are amongst the 

 British Museum specimens sent for determination. 



Cyphaleus Westw. 



l(4)Apex of elytra not mucronate in either sex. 

 2(5)Body pilose. 



3. Pronotum black, elytra variegated or purple .Jbrnwsus Westw. 



var. , elytral punctures less crowded . iopterus Westw.; insignitus Pasc. 



4. Whole surface black rugosus Gray; aterrimus Gray. 



5. Pronotum green or blue, elytra variegated, size larger than preceding. 



Apex of elytra bluntly mucronate in ? .fulgidipennis Boisd.; 



Schmeltzi Haag-Rut. 

 6(8)Body glabrous. 



7. Pronotum obscure green or blue, elytral punctures much smaller and 



less deeply impressed than in the preceding mreus Waterh. 



8. Pronotum brilliant copper, elytral disc blue, sides golden 



cupricollis M acl . 



C. insignitus Pasc. = C. iopterus Westw. = C.formosus Westw. 

 Synonymy. — Mr. Blair has compared the types of C. iopterus 

 Westw., and C. insignitns Pasc, and finds them identical. He 

 says : " Pascoe was probably misled by a much broken example 

 with greenish head and thorax, labelled C. iopterus Westw., in 

 the British Museum Coll., wrongly (a better example, included 



