MJOBBRG, CETONID^, RUTELTD^, PASSALID^ ETC. 



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continent itself, one from British New Guinea, and one from 

 Tasmania. They are all more or less closely related and härd 

 to distinguish on acconnt of the brief descriptions given to 

 them. It is only with some doubt that I class my specimens 

 under the following species. 



E. major Blackb. — Four specimens from the open 

 forest country near Atherton and Herberton, North Queens- 

 land, January 1913. — Already recorded from the Northern 

 Territory of South Australia. 



E. Howitti Baly. — One specimen from Colosseum (South 

 Queensland), November 1912. — Conforms fairJy well to Baly's 

 deseription. 



Eurispa yorkiaiia n. sp. (Fig. 12). — I have before me 

 one specimen of an Eurispa, taken in the far north of 

 Queensland, that I have not been able to 

 identify with any of the described species. 

 It is easily distinguishable from all others by 

 the sharply pointed tips of the elytra, which 

 are shghtly bent towards each other. 



Body elongate with its greatest breadth 

 a little behind the middle. The second and 

 third joint of antennae Jonger than the two 

 following ones. Prothorax with three longi- 

 tudinal vittae, the median one being very di- 

 stinct and well defined, rufous, its greatest 

 breadth at the base, strongly and densely 

 spotted; near the anterior börder a dark 

 transversal line; elytra with distinct punct- 

 ure; the second interstice elevated, running out on the tips, 

 which are bent towards each other (see fig. 12 b); the fourth 

 interstice is also elevated, but does not reach the apex; the 

 lateral börder very thick and yellow; on the inflexed part of 

 elytra, and near the apex there is a distinct tooth, better 

 visible from underneath; the whole ventral side is dark rufous. 



Length 7,5 mm. Breadth 1,5 mm. 



One single specimen near Laura in the Cape York Penin- 

 sula, August 1913. 



Fig. 12. Eurispa 

 yorkiana Mjöb. 



n. sp. a. shape of 

 body. h. tips of 

 elytra, enlarged. 



Tryckt den 10 mars 1917. 



