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Head comparatively narrow. more convex than nsual; with small 

 and fairly immerous punctures at base and sides; inter-ocular 

 foveae small but distinctly impressed. Prothorax distinctly longer 

 than wide, sides comparatively feebly dilated in middle, constric- 

 tions narrowly and rather deeply impressed across apex, and widely 

 and shallowly across base; surface somewhat uneven and with 

 scattered riigose punctures. Etylra parallel-sided almost to.apex; 

 with rather large clearly defined punctures, becoming smaller 

 towards apex and sides. — Length 4 1/4 mill. 



Hab. : N. S. Wales : Whitton (A. M. Lea). 



The dark stripe on each elytron does not extend to the extrême 

 margin, it commence on the shoulder, is rather suddenly encroa- 

 ched upon in the middle internally, then dilated and then strongly 

 narrowed, and it terminâtes at about one fourth from the apex. 

 The apical third of the antennsc is slightly infuscated. The elytral 

 punctures are rather larger than in the preceding species, except 

 towards the apex, where they are smaller, and are more distinctly 

 in rows, but at the sides the linear arrangement is scarcely 

 traceable. The elytral markings are suggestive of some of the 

 varieties o( suturalis, but the prothorax is not black. The abdomen 

 of the type is missing. 



Lemidia Mastersi n. sp. (fig. 45-46). 



Flavous; metasternum sometimes infuscated; elytra variegated. 

 Head and prothorax with very sparse straggling hairs, becoming 

 fairly dense but shorter on elytra. 



Head very wide, with small irregularly distributed punctures, 

 inter-ocular foveœ entirely absent. Prothorax slightly longer than 

 wide, sides rather strongly rounded in middle, but much narrower 

 than head; with sparse irregularly distributed punctures. Elytra 

 parallel-sided almost to apex; with almost regular rows of fairly 

 large clearly defmed punctures, becoming smaller posteriorly. — 

 Length 4-5 mill. 



Ilab. : Queensland : Cairus (Macleay Muséum), lvuranda(H. H.D. 

 Griffith). 



One of the fmest species ofthis beautiful genus. There are seven 

 spécimens before me, and the elytra are not alike in any two of 

 them, the base is flavous or whitish, then to the middle black or 

 brown, the dark colour commencing gradually or rather suddenly, 

 but always terminating suddenly just beyond the middle, except on 

 the margins, thèse being dark to the apex; between middle and 

 apex on each side there is always a dark spot, sometimes smalJ and 



