punctures; inter-ocular fovea?, small and rather feeble, butdistinctly 

 separated. Prothorax longer than wide, sides moderalely inflaled in 

 middle; surface almost smooth, but with a few scattered punctures. 

 Elytra almost parallel-sided; with almost regular rows of fairly 

 large, clearly defmed punctures, becoming smaller posteriorly. — 

 Length 31/4-4 mill. 



Hah. : N. S. Wales : Tamworth (A. M. Lea). 



The punctures seem to vary in size on différent spécimens, but 

 they are always clearly defmed, the second row appears to be 

 always interrupted close to the base. The colours as described are 

 those of two spécimens from Tamworth, but the species is a very 

 variable and widely distributed one. 



Var. a. — Flavous red; whitish markings absent, each elytron 

 with two oblique and somewhat rounded black spots, the space 

 between thèse slightly paler than the rest of elytra, but not white, 

 sides black almost from shoulder to apex; apical joint of middle 

 tarsi, hind tarsi, and apex of hind tibias black (Sydney, N. S. W.). 



Var. B. — White markings as in the type, except that the médian 

 fascia appears as a disconnected spot on each elytron. Two discal 

 spots on each elytron darker than in the type, the shoulder also 

 dark (Geraldton, W. A.). 



Var. g. — Like the type except that the basai half of the elytral 

 margins are white (Birchip, V. ; and S. Australia). 



Var. D. — White markings as is the type but elytra without 

 infuscate markings (Muswellbrook, N. S. W. and S. Australia). 



Var. E. — Like the type, but with the infuscate elytral spots 

 diffused (Mallee and Alps, V.). 



Var. F. — Prosternum pallid, abdomen infuscate along middle ; 

 pale oblique submedian fascia just traceable, infuscate spots absent 

 (W. Australia). 



Var. g. — Like var. F, but with a subapical pale spot on each 

 elytron as well (W. Australia). 



Var. h. — Like var. F, but with infuscate spots on elytra tra- 

 ceable, and a whitish spot just behind the postmedian infuscate spot 

 (but more distant from the apex than the subapical pale spot of G) 

 (VV. Australia). 



L^emidia brevicollis n. sp. 



Flavous, elytra in places whitish and in places with feebly stains, 

 tips of hind tibise and parts of hind tarsi infuscate. Sparsely 

 clothed with straggling hairs and with rather long sparse pubes- 

 cence. 



