232 MEMOIBS OF THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM. 



Hah. — Queensland: Brisbane (R. Illidge) ; Mapleton; National Park 

 (H. Hacker). New South Wales: Dorrigo (R. J. Tillyard and W. Heron); 

 Richmond River (A. M. Lea). — Type, I. 11767 in South Australian Museum; 

 cotype, C/2327 in Queensland IMuseum. 



The markings are slightly variable, but on the types the prothorax is 

 pale, with three large spots occupying the basal half, except for oblique lines 

 between them and the sides, the median spot is more than twice the size of the 

 others; the elytra have an irregular pale fascia at the basal third, touching 

 neither suture nor sides, and another at the apical tbird, not quite touching the 

 suture, continued around the sides and apex till the two parts are interrupted 

 at the suture (on some specimens the fascia has a narrow extension on each side 

 of the suture, so that two large black spots are isolated) ; the prosternum is 

 tiavous, and part of the abdomen obscurely diluted with red; parts of the legs 

 are also obscurely reddish. Some of the specimens have the dark pa-rts hardly 

 more than castaneous, and on one such specimen the lateral spots of the pro- 

 thorax appear as feeble infuscations. The punctures at the base of the head 

 are larger than those in front, but are usually concealed by the overlapping 

 prothorax; the elytra from some directions appear to have feeble rows of 

 minute punctures, but from most directions the punctures are almost or quite 

 invisible. At first glance the species appears close to E. foveicoUis, but the head 

 has much smaller punctures, the larger ones of the prothorax are mostly basal, 

 and certainly not congested in the front angles, the outer spots are basal instead 

 of median, the black basal marking of the elytra is continuous from side to side, 

 instead of twice interrupted to the base, and the apical markings are different. 

 It is also close to E. hifasciaia, but with three basal dark spots on the prothorax 

 instead of two, and the front angles less acute. In general appearance some of 

 the specimens look like large ones of E. hrevicornis, but may be at once 

 distinguished by the longer third joint of antenuaj. 



EPISCAPHULA INCLUSA sp. nov. 



Black, upper surface blackish purple or blackish blue; a large red mark 

 on each elytron, commencing at the base, and almost touching the scutellum and 

 shoulder, curved round so as almost to touch the side of the basal third, and then 

 directed to the suture, which it almost touches just beyond the middle ; parts of 

 under surface and of tarsi reddish. 



Head with fairly numerous, sharply defined, but not very large punctures; 

 clypeal suture distinct but not deeply impressed. Third joint of antennae twice 

 the length of fourth. Prothorax at base more than twice as wide as the median 

 length, sides diminishing in width to apex, front angles produced but not very 

 acute, submarginal line deep from base to apex; punctures sparser and mostly 

 smaller than on head, a few slightly larger ones in a feeble depression on each side 

 of base. Elytra slightly dilated from shoulders to basal fourth ; with regular 

 rows of distinct, but not very large punctures, the interstices with much smaller 

 ones. Coxal lines of ahdamen well defined almost to apex. Length, 6-8 mm. 



