204 Arthur M. Lea: 



than elsewhere ; lamellae touching suture, the latter very feeble 

 across middle. Length, 1§ — ^2| mm. 



Also oommon under bark in Taismania (Hobart and New Nor- 

 folk). 



The reddish elytra! stripes commence near the base and be- 

 come conjoined near the apex, on their outer margins their out- 

 line is regular, but on their innei' sides they are sometimes angu- 

 larly encroached upon abriut the middle. Usually the front 

 angles of the prothorax are reddish at their tips and occasionally 

 the extreme apex is reddish. On a> small specimen from Hobart 

 the elytra' are mostly red, with a fairly large oval piceous spot 

 extending from the base to the middle, and with the margins 

 very narrowly infuscated on the basal half. Tlie tibiae r.re 

 usually somewhat infuscated. 



A depressed species close to description of yarrensis, but larger 

 and mostly deep black (including the head and femora). In 

 colour and size it is somewhat close to vittipennis, but the stripes- 

 do not commence at the base itself as in that species, and meet 

 across the suture (except for the tinely raiised jiortion of the 

 suture itself) instead of tei-minating ])efore it. It is also flatter 

 than that species, with denser punctures on ehi:ra, wider pro- 

 tliorax, darker legs and epipleurae entirely dark. 



268. .V. flavitrons, I'.l.u-kl.. 



269. Rliizohius /lii^roiuvi/is, n. sp. 



Fla/vous with l)lack ( r infuscate markings. Moderately 

 clothed with tine whitish pubescence. 



Head and prothorax with minute punctures ; elytra with small 

 punctures, but, except when concealed by clothing, clearly de- 

 fined. Intercoxal process of prosternum wide, gently convex, 

 dilated to apex, sides ver}' finely curinated. Sides of metaster- 

 num and of al)domen with distinct punctui'es, elsewhere shining 

 and ahiiost or (piite iinpuiiclale; lamellae extending rather more 

 than half-way to suture. Length, 1| — H mm. 



Also from Tasmania (Frankford, LTlverstone, Laamceston and 

 New Norfolk). 



Although there are .33 specimens before me, hardly any two 

 are identical in all their markings. Tlie head is sometimes en- 



