QQ [September, 1874. 



head ia broad ; the frontal furrows short, commencing on a level with 

 the middle of the eyes, and slightly diverging posterioi-ly ; the eyes 

 less prominent than in G. Odeivahnii. The antenna? are rather slender, 

 the apical joints gradually tapering. The thorax is very broad, as in 

 G. Odeioahnii ; the hind margin is not lobed, and distinctly tri sinuate ; 

 it has a very broad light green border, the inner edges of which are 

 violet. The elytra are elongate-oval, not narrowed to the base, nor 

 depressed near the suture ; the humeral angles have an elevated tooth ; 

 there is a row of four ocellated punctures on each side of the base, 

 and one discoidal puncture behind, but no trace of sculpture on the 

 surface, which is of a rich violet, shading into green hi some lights 

 towards the base and apex ; the margins, including the broad epipleur£©, 

 being golden-green. The sternal segments and sides of the abdomen 

 are also green. The labial palpi have their terminal joint only slightly 

 dilated. 



West Australia. 



Caeenitm breviforme, sp. n. 



JBreviter ohlongo-ovatnm, nifjrum ; thorace ct cljjfris lateviridi-lim- 

 hatis, his disco violaceis, striato-punetatis, postlce unijnmctatis ; capito 

 maqno, sulcis frontalihus brevibus parallclis ; tibiis anticis tridentatis. 



Long. 7i lin. 



The terminal joint of the antennte is short and ovate. The thorax 

 is twice as broad as long ; lunate, with prominent anterior angles, and 

 a very short and rather narrow lobe in the middle of the base. Tlie 

 elytra are extremely short, ovate, convex ; depressed at the suture, and 

 with rows of shallow but large punctures, besides the single large 

 discoidal posterior puncture ; the borders are broadly emerald-green, 

 and the disc violaceous near the suture and green borders. The under- 

 side is black. The anterior tibia; have three distinct teeth and two 

 denticulations. 



West Australia. 



CaREKTTM SUBPLANA.TTJM, Sp. U. 



Gylindrico-oblongum, nigrum, nitidiim ; elytris oblongo-ovatis, cou- 

 vexis, dorso planatis, postice bipunctatis, nigro-violaceis ; thorace pauJo 

 transverso ; capite post oculos transvo'sim impresso, sulcis frontalibits 

 2inulo obliquis ; labro antice recto ; tibiis anticis bidentatis. 



Long. 71 lin. 



A s])ecics approaching in some of its characters JEufoma and 

 Carenidium, but having the moderately dilated labial palpi and narrowed 



