532 NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 



magna subapicali cyaneis, antennis piceis basi runs, pedibus 

 testaceo-brunneis ; capite prothoraceque obscure punctulatis ; 

 hoc minus transverso, ante basin prof unde transversim sulcato, 

 lateribus in medio subangulatis post medium sinuatis prope 

 basin parallelis, angulis posticis rectis ; elytris antice crebre 

 fortiter rugulose postice sparsius minus fortiter, punctulatis. 



Maris antennarum articulo 2° ad apicem externum in processu 

 elongato recur vo producto ; abdouiinis apice dorsali valde 

 bifido. 



Feminpe antennis segmentoque dorsali apicali simplicibus. 



[Long. \\, lat. | line. 



Probably near L. 7'ufovirens, Fairm., but differing in the shape 

 of the prothorax, the ventral segments not red, &c, &c. ; also 

 probably in sexual characters (which M. Fairmaire does not refer 

 to). 



S. Australia ; basin of Lake Eyre. 



Laius pretiosus, sp.nov. 



Subopacus ; haud setosus ; subtus obscurus, capite nigro, pro- 

 thorace elytrisque runs, illo medio infuscato his singulis vitta 

 lata irregulari cyanea ornatis, antennis pedibusque testaceis, 

 femoribus posticis infuscatis ; capite crebre, prothorace spar- 

 sius, distincte punctulatis ; hoc fortiter transverso, lateribus 

 rotundatis postice subexplanatis ; elytris subcoriaceis minus 

 distincte punctulatis. 



Mas latet. [Long. 1^, lat. I line. 



The cyaneous vittae occupy the greater part of the surface of 

 the elytra and meet at the extreme base and also near the apex. 

 If they be regarded as forming the ground colour, there then 

 appears a large common diamond-shaped red spot on and around 

 the suture, extending from a little behind the suture to the 

 middle, a triangular red spot on each side with its base on the 

 lateral margin and an apical red spot. 



