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are mostly slightly smaller than those in the middle. The eyes of the male are 

 more widely separated than in the male of D. doria. From some directions the 

 head appears coppery red, from others coppery green; from some the prothorax 

 appears coppery green throughout, but usually only the sides appear to be of 

 that colour; the scutellum and tips of elytra, the latter varying with the point 

 of view, are also coppery green ; the pygidium similarly varies from coppery 

 green to coppery red. In some lights most of the upper surface of some 

 specimens appears purple. Th'e seriate punctures on the elytra are about ag 

 long as those on the prothorax, but narroAver, 



Vars. — One male has the head, prothorax, and pygidium purple, the 

 prothorax in some lights with a bluish gloss, its scutellum and elytra are bright 

 coi^pery green, except the tips of the latter, which are purple, its tibiae are 

 obscurely diluted with red in parts ; a female mounted with it has the head and 

 prothorax coppery green, the muzzle of the former and the sides of the latter 

 l)urplish in some lights, its elytra are deep blue, with the sides and punctures 

 purplish, the purple from some directions appearing to cover almost the whole 

 surface, its pygidium is blue and purple. The only specimen from Bowen, in 

 the ^Museum, is a male, and has the whole of the upper surface and pygidium 

 deep blue, altering to purple ; from some directions the prothoracic specimens 

 have a coppery glitter (as on D. striatipcnnis) ; its head is slightly pubescent. 

 The bluish specimens differ from the description of D. ciendescens in the colour 

 of the elypeus and legs, and in thp punctures of the prothorax. 



DITROPIDUS SOLITUS sp. nov. 



e^ Black with a bronzy gloss, basal half of antenme reddish, the apical 

 half infuscated or black, labrum and basal half of front femora obscurely 

 reddish. Head, under surface, and legs with .sparse pubescence. 



Head with den.se punctures at base and on elypeus. Eyes large and close 

 together. Prothorax as wide at apex as along the middle, Avith fairly dense and 

 rather small but sharply defined punctures in middle, becoming larger but not 

 confiuent on sides. Elytra subquadrate; with rows of rather large punctures, 

 becoming larger'and set in deep stria? on the sides; interstices with very minute 

 punctures. Front legs slightly longer than hind ones. Length {9S), 2-2-25 mm. 



9 Differs in being more robust, elytra less narrowed posteriorly, and with 

 smaller seriate punctures, front legs no longer than hind ones, and abdomen 

 foveate. 



Hah. — South Australia: ]\Iount Lofty (S. H. Curnow, A. H. Elston, and 

 J. G. 0. Tepper) ; New Mecklenburg and Adelaide (Tepper) ; Moonta and 

 Kilkerran (Blackburn's collection Xo. 1318); Parachilna (Natural History 

 Expedition, 1917); Quorn (Elston). Victoria: Dividing Range (Blackburn). 

 New South Wales: Sydney (Dr. E. W. Ferguson and A. M. Lea) ; Forest Reefs 

 (Lea).— Type, /. 10846 in South Australian Museum; eotype, C/2318 in Queens- 

 land IMuseum. 



