136 Mr. 0. Jansuii's Descriptions of 



Tliora.c coarsely and somewhat thickly punctured, with 

 a smooth longitudinal line in the centre. 



Scutdluni with a few large punctures interspersed with 

 smaller ones at the base, depressed at the apex. 



Elytra very coarsely and shallowly punctured, the punc- 

 tures sparse near the suture, arranged in several rather 

 irregular rows on the disc, confluent at the sides and apex. 



Pyfjidimn slightly pilose, coarsely and shallowly punc- 

 tured. 



Beneath with long fulvous pubescence, sparsely punc- 

 tured ; apex of mesosternum fiat, sliglitly dilated. 



Leys punctured ; tibiie with two teeth in the female, 

 simple in the male, which is considerably narrower, more 

 sparsely punctured, and with very long slender tarsi. 



South Australia. Coll. Parry, Higgins, B.M., Janson. 



This species is most nearly allied to D. niyriccps, Blanch., 

 and appears to vary, considerably as regards the markings 

 on the elytra, the post-scutellar patch being in some 

 instances nearly obliterated, and in others the humeral 

 spot is dilated internally extending nearly to the suture. 



Diaphonia yulosa, n. sp, 



Crassa, nigra, sat nitida, clypeo ad basin thoraceque 

 lateribus flavis, hoc postice ferrugineo bimaculato, elytris 

 ferrugineis, piceo-vittatis, sutura nigra. Long. 10-13 lin. 



var. : clypeo flavo bi-maculato, thorace postice imma- 

 culato. 



Head black, coarsely punctured; clypeus short; apex 

 slightly emarginate, with a yellow spot at the base, an- 

 tenniv piceous. • 



Thorax coarsely punctured autl pubescent at the sides, 

 smooth in the centre, black, sides (excepting a small black 

 spot) yellow ; a narrow band near the anterior margin and 

 two elongate spots in front of the scutellum ferruginous. 



