INSECT FAUNA. 97 



Head transverse, finely and sparingly pubescent, with a few punctures on 

 the disc ; the median line distinct. Antennae \\dth the third joint rather 

 longer than the first, the succeeding joints slightly decreasing in length. 

 Prothorax longer than broad, less narrowed in front than behind, sub- 

 cybndricah rather strongly and closely punctured, the punctures less strong 

 anteriorly, clothed with very fine pubescence and scattered setae. Scutellum 

 triangular, very small. Elytra elongate-ovate, the punctuation strong and 

 moderately dense near the base, gradually effaced posteriorly, clothed with 

 very fine gray pubescence near the suture and at the sides, with four rows 

 of long erect setfe which emanate from punctures, and are separated by 

 considerable intervals ; each elytron with three longitudinal elevations on 

 the basal half, of which the first only is conspicuous. Legs moderately 

 long, finely pubescent ; the femora thickened. Length 10 mm. 



Summit of Mount Ledgbird (2,500 feet). 



This is a very pretty and distinct species ; its habit is particularly striking 

 from the fact that the pale-coloured setae are shown up with unusual clear- 

 ness against the dark pigment of the elytra. 



SOMATIDIA CAPILLOSA, Sp. UOV. 



Elongate, moderately convex, narrowed both in front and behind, fuscous, 

 strongly setose ; elytra strongly punctured near the base, obscurely punc- 

 tured posteriorly; antennae fuscous, the basal, and two-thirds of joints 2 — 11, 

 reddish testaceous. 



Head transverse, finely and obscurely punctured, clothed with fine gray 

 pubescence and scattered setae. Antennae moderately long, the third joint 

 about as long as the first, the fourth, a Httle longer than the third, the succeed- 

 ing joints slightly decreasing in length. Prothorax rather broader than long, 

 less narrowed in front than behind, rather finely and closely jiunctured, the 

 punctures rather closer at the sides than on the disc, clothed with fine gray 

 pubescence and scattered setae. Scutellum very small, triangular. Elytra 

 elongate- ovate, the punctuation rather strong and moderately close near the 

 base, less close and somewhat obscured posteriorly, thickly clothed with fine 

 gray pubescence, and rather closely covered with rows of long testaceous 

 setae, which emanate from punctures. Legs moderately long, finely pubes- 

 cent ; the femora thickened ; the bases of the tibiae and the tarsi inclining to 

 reddish testaceous. Length 5^ — 6^ mm. 



SOMATIDIA ARANEA, Sp. noV. 



Elongate, convex, narrowed both in front and behind ; head and prothorax 

 ferruginous, the latter densely and strongly punctured ; elytra piceous, tinged 

 with bronze-green, strongly and densely punctured ; antenna^ and legs pale 

 testaceous. 



Head very finely pubescent, with a few scattered punctures. Antennae 

 with the tips of joints 4 — 10 fuscous. Prothorax a little broader than long, 

 rather more narrowed behind than in front, densely punctured. Elytra 

 ovate, rather short, the punctuation strong and dense on the basal tw^o thirds, 

 inclined to rugosity, less dense posteriorly, where they tend to range them- 

 selves in rows ; the apex smooth. Legs moderately long ; the femora 

 thickened. Length 4 mm. 



A single specimen. In habit this species approaches the New Zealand 

 Soniatidia ptinoides, Bates. 



*MoNonAMMrs fistulatoe. Germ. 

 Monoliammus fistulator., Germ., Ins. Spec. Nov., 1824, p. 478. 



Widely distributed in the Eastern Archipelago, ranging from Java to 

 Australia. 



