BY A. SIDNEY OLLIFF, P.E.S. 901 



Head broadly transverse, nearly impimctate. Antennae 

 moderately long, very slightly thickened towards the extremity; 

 joints 1-3 somewhat elongate, nearly equal in length, 4th to 6th 

 slightly decreasing in length, 7th to 10th nearly equal, apical joint 

 rather long, acuminate. Prothorax broadly transverse, narrowed 

 anteriorly, scarcely perceptibly and very sparingly punctured ; the 

 sides gradually and not very strongly arcuate. Scutellum small, 

 rounded behind, impimctate. Elytra considerably longer than the 

 prothorax. a little narrowed both in front and behind, impunctate 

 and shining, with distinct purplish reflections : each elytron with 

 a large oblique testaceous marking extending from near the 

 humeral angle to beyond the middle of the suture ; posterior 

 margin rounded, the internal angles obtuse, the external rounded. 

 Abdomen broad, piceous, extremely finely punctured. Legs 

 reddish testaceous. Length 2-2-| mm. 



Ipswich, Queensland ; Tarcuttah, New South Wales. 



108. ClLEA DISCIPENNIS. 



Cilea discipemiis, Fauvel, Ann. Mus.Genov. XIII., p. 563 (1878). 



Colore in genere unica, latiuscula, subconvexa, nitidissima, vix 

 sericea, el\tris omnium obsoletissime, abdomine creberrime sub- 

 tilissime punctulatis ; nigra, palpis antennarumque articulo ultimo 

 apice flavis, antennarum basi, thoracis lateribus late, basi angus- 

 tissime, elytrorum margine vix, plaga oblonga disco obliqua postice 

 suturae conjuncta, segmentorum marginibus pedibusque rufis ; 

 antennis caeterum piceis, sat elongatis, parum incrassatis, articulis 

 3-5 subaequalibus, 6-10 sensim latioribus et brevioribus, 9-10 

 quadratis, 11.° latiusculo ; thorace basi capite duplo circiter latiore, 

 a basi ad apicem arcuatim sat fortiter angustato, angulis posticis 

 obtuse rotund atis ; elytris medio thorace vix latioribus, antice 

 posticeque aeque parum angustatis, hoc vix longioribus, sat trans- 

 versis, angulis posticis rotundatis, utrinque anguste depresso- 

 marginatis ; £ segmento 7.° supra triangulariter quadriinciso, 

 dentibus externis paulo brevioribus ; £ profunde quadrifido, 

 spinis aequalibus, longis, acutis. Long. 2^-2| mm. (Fvl.) 



Sydney, New South Wales ; Adelaide, South Australia. 



