480 M. JACOBY 



13. F*li.ylloclia,roi<ies albclomiiialis Jac. 



This species described in the Novitat. Zoolog. 1894, was obtai- 

 ned at the Paumomu River, Ighibirei, Kelesi. The colour of the 

 insect varies from metallic blue, violet or purple. 



14. Oalomela dilaticornis, sp. n. 



Fulvous, terminal joints of tlie antennae dilated, black, thorax 

 strongly punctured at the sides, elytra strongly punctate-striate, 

 black, all the margins narrowly ilavous, breast and abdomen 

 black. 



Length 6-7 millim. 



Subquadrate-ovate, the head closely and strongly punctured 

 at the middle, fulvous, terminal joint of the palpi as long as 

 the preceding one, truncate, antennae extending to the base of 

 the elytra, fulvous, the terminal four joints black, very strongly 

 transversely dilated, second and fourth joint equal, third one 

 slightly longer; thorax more than twice as broad as long, the 

 sides straight, anterior margin concave at each side, the surface 

 strongly and closely punctured at the sides, very finely and 

 sparingly so at the middle, fulvous, the base with a small pi- 

 ceous spot in front of the scutellum, the latter fulvous, elytra 

 more strongly punctured below the base than at the other por- 

 tion, the punctures placed in regular rows, the basal part very 

 feebly depressed at the sides, the entire disc black, all the mar- 

 gins fulvous the basal one more narrowly so than the others, 

 the lateral fulvous stripe slightly widened below the shoulders, 

 tlie corresponding part of the suture likewise slightly wider 

 than the rest of it; breast and abdomen black, legs fulvous, 

 claws bifid, prosternum bilobed at the base, the anterior coxal 

 cavities open. 



Haveri. 



The black portion of the elytra occupies the entire disc leaving 

 only the margins of a flavous colour in which respect the species 

 differs from any of the other banded Australian forms. 



