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in the more finely punctured elytra, but in no other respect. 

 The thorax in the present species is opaque and entirely im- 

 punctate, as well as the entire head and the episteme, by 

 which character it may be principally known. 



15. Rliyparida terminata, n. sp. 



Oblong, parallel, fulvous. Thorax extremely finely punctured. 

 Second and third joints of antennae subequal. Elytra finely punc- 

 tate-striate, black, sides near the apex and the latter , testaceous. 



Var. Elytra entirely black. 



Length 1^1^-2 lines. 



Head impunctate with a short longitudinal central groove ; 

 episteme not separated from the face , broader than long , ra- 

 ther closely and strongly punctured, its anterior margin deeply 

 concave-emarginate at the middle. Antennae two thirds the 

 length of the body , rather robust , the third joint but little 

 longer than the second, the rest slightly and gradually thi- 

 ckened. Thorax fulvous, scarcely twice as Inroad as long, the 

 sides strongly rounded, all the angles more or less distinctly 

 toothed, surface extremely minutely and rather closely punctured. 

 Scutellum fulvous or piceous. Elytra not depressed below the 

 base, finely punctate-striate , the punctuation becoming nearly 

 obsolete towards the apex , interstices flat , very minutely punc- 

 tured, surface of a piceous or black colour, the apex and sides 

 near the latter, testaceous. Legs of the same colour or more or 

 less stained with piceous, unarmed. 



New Guinea, Fly River (L. M. D'Albertis). 



This species may be recognised by the sul^equal second and 

 third joints of the antennae in connection with the not sepa- 

 rated episteme, and the colour of the elytra. 



IG. Rliypai'icla opaeipennis, n. sp. 



Broadly-ovate, greenish black below. Antennae and legs ful- 

 vous. Thorax strongly punctured, greenish, opaque. Elytra coar- 



