BY W. MACLEAY, JTJN., ESQ. 61 



The head is as broad if not bi'oader than the thorax, of a 

 pitchy or black colour ; the lateral impressions are short, but 

 deeply marked, and semicircular. The thorax is truncated at the 

 apex, parallel at the sides, and rounded at the posterior angles, 

 it is somewhat longer than broad, and has the dorsal line well 

 marked ; there is a distinct broad impression at the base on each 

 side of the medial line. The elytra, which, with the thorax, are of 

 a chalybeate hue, are about one half longer than that portion of 

 the body ; they are convex, cylindrical, rounded at the apex, and 

 punctured along the lateral margins, particularly near the shoul- 

 ders. The under surface is of a pitchy red or black. The legs 

 present no peculiar characters. 



16. — Caeenum cupripenne. (n. sp.) 



Violaceum nitidum capite lato, thorace longiore qviam lato apice 

 truncato lateribus subparallellis angulis posticis rotundatis 

 dorso canaliculate basique utrinque foveolato, elytris striate - 

 punctatis cupreis marginibus violaceis. 

 Long. 4 lin., lat. 1 lin. 

 Hab. King George's Sound. 

 The head is, if anything, broader than the thorax ; the lateral 

 impressions are deep and nearly straight, commencing near the 

 base of the occiput. The thorax is longer than broad, truncated 

 in front and rounded behind ; the sides are parallel ; the dorsal 

 line is well marked, and on each side, near the base, is a bi-oad, 

 hut not very deep depression ; both thorax and head are of a 

 dark violet hue. The elytra are of a golden copper colour, 

 marked with distinct rows of rather large punctures ; the mar- 

 gins are of a violet colour and punctured ; in size, the elytra are 

 about one-half longer than the thorax and rather narrower ; in 

 shape they are convex, and with parallel sides. The under side 

 of the head is chalybeate ; the rest of the under surface and the 

 legs are of a pitchy black. 



B. TiMce anticce extus tridentatce. 

 17. — Carenum cyaneum, Fab. 

 Carenum Fabricii, Westw., Arc. Ent. 1, p. 85. Scaritea cyaneus. 

 Fab. Ent. Syst. 1, p. 95. 8yst. El. 1, p. 125. Oliv. Ent. 3, 



