8 AUSTRALICA UNICOLOR. 



2. Australica unicolor , n. sp. 



Elongate, entirely pale flavous. Head and thorax minu- 

 tely punctured. Elytra finely punctate-striate. — Length 

 2\—^ lines. 



Head very finely and closely punctured. Apex of the 

 jaws black. Antennae flavous , extending to the base of 

 the thorax, the latter exceedingly finely and rather spa- 

 ringly punctured at the disk , a little more strongly punct- 

 ured at the sides. Elytra with ten rows of finely punct- 

 ured striae, the interstices very minutely punctured. En- 

 tire underside and legs flavous. 



Hab. Timor (Wienecke). 



The present species of Australica is the first described 

 from the Malayan group of Islands, all the others being 

 peculiar to Australia. The nearest allied species are A. 

 pallida Baly and A. geniculata Baly , from both of which 

 the present insect (of which four specimens are before me) 

 differs by its smaller size , and the fine punctuation of its 

 head and thorax. The colour of the antennae and the 

 legs also differs from the allied species. 



London, October 30th, 1883. 



Notes from tlie Leyden Museum, "Vol. VI. 



