BY A. SIDNEY OLLIFF, F.E.S. 891 



91. CONOSOMA RUFIPALPE. 



Conurus rujipalpis, Macleay, Trans. Ent. Soc. N. S. Wales, II., 

 p. 136 (1871) — Conurus stigmalis, Fauvel, Ann. Mus. Genov. X., 

 p. 280 (1877). 



Moderately elongate, convex, dark piceous, shining, sparingly 

 clothed with grey pubescence ; mouth-parts, legs, and antenme 

 reddish testaceous, the latter with the first two and terminal 

 joints paler than the others. 



Head broadly transverse, extremely finely and sparingly punc- 

 tured. Antenn89 moderately long, very slightly thickened towards 

 the apex, joints 1-2 moderately elongate, 3, 4, and 5 equal, rather 

 long, the 6th to 10th gradually decreasing, terminal joint oblong 

 and acuminate. Prothorax moderately narrowed in front, 

 extremely finely and closely punctured ; the anterior margin very 

 slightly projecting in the middle ; the sides moderately arcuate ; 

 posterior margin nearly straight. Elytra considerably longer than 

 the prothorax, very finely and rather closely punctured, with an 

 oblique reddish testaceous marking on each side at the base. 

 Abdomen very nnely and rather closely punctured, narrowly 

 margined with reddish testaceous. Legs reddish testaceous. 

 Length 3|-4 mm. 



Gayndah, Wide Bay, Queensland ; Upper Hunter, Yass, Parra- 

 matta, Sydney, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales ; Melbourne, 

 Victoria ; South Australia. 



In some specimens the whole of the base of the prothorax and 

 the abdomen are reddish testaceous and others have the body 

 wholly piceous : between these two extremes every intermediate 

 variety is found. 



The form described under the name Conurus stigmalis is too 

 briefly characterized to permit of certain identification, but I 

 think it probable that it is identical with Conosoma rufipalpe, 

 which was erroneously referred to the genus Cilea by Fauvel. 



92. Conosoma activum, sp. n. 

 Elongate, rather convex, dark piceous, shining, sparingly pubes- 

 cent ; elytra with longitudinal testaceous marking on each side 

 near the suture ; antenna?, mouth-parts, and legs reddish testaceous. 



