34 MARTIN JACOBY 



middle attaclied by a narrow angular stripe to the suture and 

 a rounded spot near the apex, black; suturai and lateral margin 

 of the same colour; claws bifid; prostcrnuni longitudinally cha- 

 nelled, widened at the base, the latt(;r truncate; part of the 

 breast and the anterior femora fulvous; rest of the underside 

 and legs black. 



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



Of this interesting species, only a single specimen was ob- 

 tained. 



19. Arsix^oda parvula, n. sp. 



Below piceous; above metallic dai'k greenish; antennae and 

 the 4 anterior legs fulvous; head and thorax closely punctured; 

 elytra punctate-striate the interstices longitudinally costate. 



Length 1 line. 



Head closely punctured; frontal tubercles in shape of a nar- 

 row transverse ridge; eyes very large; antennae closely approa- 

 ched, fulvous, the first, and second joints thickened, the latter 

 longer than the third, terminal joints gradually thickened; thorax 

 transverse, narrowed in front, the sides perfectly straight, an- 

 terior angles obliquely cut ; surface with a sinuate narrow groove 

 near the base, bounded at the sides by another perpendicular 

 groove, entire disk punctured like the head; scutellum very 

 small; elytra slightly widened posteriorly, strongly punctate- 

 striate, the punctures more distinct and more widely placed an- 

 teriorly than towards the apex , interstices longitudinally costate 

 throughout. 



Australia, Somerset, January (L. M, D'Albertis) 



From any of the other described species the pi'esent is distin- 

 guished by its small size in connection with the rather dull 

 greenish colour of the upper surface ; eight specimens are be- 

 fore me. 



20. JVisoti'a g-eiuella*? Ericiis. 



Very numerous specimens of tliis or an extremely closely 

 allied species are contained in the present collection from Java 



