BY THOMAS G. SLOANE. 245 



facial carinas raised; eyes globose, prominent; orbits feebly 

 developed behind eyes. Mandibles short. Antennae stout, long, 

 subfiliform; third joint not shorter than second; joints 5-10 

 oblong, hardly compressed. Prothorax smooth, of equal length 

 and breadth (3 -5 mm. x 3-5 mm.), widest a little before posterior 

 angles, greatly narrowed anteriorly (ant. width 2-6 mm.), convex, 

 roundly and deeply declivous to base; sides rounded; posterior 

 angles rounded; anterior margin lightly emarginate, angles 

 rounded; basal curve short; border narrow, reflexed on sides, 

 extending round anterior angles to neck; median line lightly 

 impressed; anterior line strongly impressed; lateral basal impres- 

 sions lightly marked, elongate. Elytra oval (8 x 4'1 mm.), 

 strongly and evenly convex; a wide smooth space on sides and 

 apex; base truncate, between shoulders; humeral angles rounded 

 off, not the least marked; striit deeply impressed and strongly 

 punctate on basal half of disc, fir.st entire, joining second at base, 

 none of the others attaining apex, successively shorter towards 

 sides, fourth joining fifth but not outturned at base; first inter- 

 stice of each elytron together forming a convex ridge for whole 

 length of suture, interstices 2-4 convex towards base, flat on 

 apical half, 6-8 not divided from one another, sixth finely carinate' 

 at base; border reflexed, reaching very nearly to peduncle. 

 Metasternum and its episterna short (distance between inter- 

 mediate and posterior cox;e a little shorter than length of posterior 

 coxse). Ventral segments smooth. Anterior femora stout, not 

 channelled below; tibiae narrow, first external tooth short, wide, 

 projecting, second a mere obtuse prominence, inner apical spine 

 very long, narrow, truncate. 



Length 14, breadth 4'1 mm. 



Hah. : North Queensland. (A single specimen given to me Ijy 

 Mr. C. French). 



The type specimen is evidently the ^. C. ovipennis is allied 

 to C. mastersi, SI., which it resembles in general appearance; the 

 chief differences being its smaller size; prothorax slightly shorter 

 and more narrowed in front; elytra with deeper and strongly 



