Coieo'plera, P<iii II. L'lU 



On the type each aiiteinia is lilted into its iLrt'iitacle so tliat only 

 the outer face of the liasal joint, and tlie tip of the eluh. are visil)le. 

 The whole of the upper surfaee. and tlie py<^idiuin and ]>ropy<.n- 

 ■diuin, are clearly eovered witli small flattened ^nannies, that from 

 some directions appear almost like scales. Most of them are of 

 uniform size, hut occasionally one appears to he sli<j:htly lai'ger 

 than its fellows. 



Chlamii(h>p^is pf/;/u/iaI/s. Blaekh. (Plate XXII., Fijrs. 5 and G.) 



A hind le<;- of the tyj^e of this species is figured for compai-ison 

 with that of tlie preceding species. 



linizoFii.\(;ii)AK. 



Orliolissa liiunc rails, Fairm. 



Some specimens from Cairns sent to .Mons. tliouvelle were iden- 

 tified by him as belonging to this species, which does not appear 

 to liave been previously recorde<l as Australian. 



ClOIDAK. 



Li/vfus ini pressiis, Comolli. 



This species is widely distributed in Au.stralia and Tasmania. 

 It has been introduced, and I have to thank Mons. A. Grouvelle 

 for the identification of some specimens sent to him. 



Malacodekmidae. 

 Laius hackeri, n.sp. (Plate XXII.. Fig 9.) 

 J Flavous; basal half of head Ijlack. v.-ith a greenish gloss, 

 scutelkim black; elytra with base and a triangular continuation 

 along suture, and a subapical angular fascia (touching sides but 

 not suture), metallic blue or purple; under surface (parts of abdo- 

 men excepted), and legs black or blackish, knees pale; antennae 

 with two basal joints and a part of third flavous, the others black 

 with rather sparse long hairs, and with shoit and rather spai-se 

 pale pubescence. 



Head somewhat flattened and with tiie face very feebly concave; 

 ■«ith small indistinct punctures. Antennae with two basal joints^ 

 large, and the second curiously distorted. L'rothorax strongly 

 transverse, almost angularly dilated to apical third; with shallow 



1. The third joint is really the one here treated as the second, the true second joint being very 

 small and usually concealed ; and as other workers have treated the true second joint as being- 

 absent, I simply follow their lead. 



