BY H. J. CARTER. 79 



Hab.—Dorrigo, New South Wales(Mr. R. J. Tillyard). 



Another of Mr. Tillyard's captures in this prolific district, in 

 November, 1911. The species differs from the two preceding 

 species in its more convex prothorax, with more rounded anterior 

 and obtuse posterior angles, different elytral sculpture, and more 

 parallel form, besides its colour distinctions. Type in the 

 author's Coll. 



Platyphanes Frenchi, n.sp. 



Elongate-ovate; glossy bronze above, underside black; antennae, 

 tarsi and legs brownish-red. 



Head finely and closely punctate, epistoma arcuate, its curve 

 slightly interrupted at the canthus, limiting suture definite and 

 curved, eyes separated by a distance greater than the apparent 

 transverse diameter of an eye; antennae with joint 3 shorter than 

 4-5 combined [joints 7-11 wanting]. Prothorax 4 x 7 J mm., 

 widest at base, length measured in the middle, rather straight at 

 apex, its angles little advanced and rather widely rounded, sides 

 gently and arcuately widening to the base, a feeble sinuation 

 near the acute posterior angles, base strongly bisinuate, pro- 

 duced at the middle and at the angles; lateral border somewhat 

 thick, narrowly channelled within and continuous on apex behind 

 the eye; an irregular depression from the anterior angles along 

 the sides and base, interrupted on the central lobe; without any 

 sign of medial line, disc punctate similarly to the head. Scutellum 

 widely triangular. Elytra ovate and convex, thrice and one-half 

 as long as the prothorax, shoulders obtuse, sides with narrow 

 horizontal margin, almost disappearing at shoulders and apex; 

 with ten rows (besides a short scutellary row) of small closely 

 placed punctures, intervals quite smooth and very nitid; epipleurse 

 bronze, and finely punctate. Abdomen punctate-striolate, the 

 last segment with a shallow depression; sides of metasternum 

 and epimera with large pitted punctures; prosternum carinate, 

 its process produced anteriorly, and fitting into a semicircular 

 groove in the mesosternum behind; intercoxal process forming a 

 wide pointed arch; apical joint of all tarsi as long as the rest 

 combined. Dimensions, 19x9^ mm. 



