Genera and Species of Coleoptera. 485 
equal to about two-thirds of their length, striato-punctate, the punc- 
tures very close, the intervals of the strizee with numerous scattered 
punctures, which are rather smaller than those of the striz, the stric 
eight in number on each elytron, the 4th and 5th uniting posteriorly, 
the 3rd and 6th also uniting beyond the two central, the remainder dis- 
appearing shortly before the apex ; body beneath, legs, and palpi brown, 
with a thin greyish pile. Length 6 lines. 
Amarygmus* nigritarsis. 
A. oblongo-ovatus, sericeo-viridis ; capite, prothorace, antennis tarsisque 
nigris, femoribus tibiisque ferrugineis; corpore infra chalybeato. 
Hab. Queensland. 
Oblong-ovate; head, prothorax, and scutellum black, nearly impunc- 
tate ; antennee more than half the length of the body, black; elytra 
bright satiny green, striato-punctate, the punctures minute, the rows 
widely apart, also a short inner line at the base near the scutellum; 
body beneath glossy black; femora and tibize reddish ferruginous ; 
tarsi black. Length 6 lines. 
Amarygmus convexus. 
A, brevis, convexus, elliptico-ovatus ; capite et prothorace nigris ; elytris 
cyaneis, subnitidis, seriatim punctatis ; antennis pedibusque ferrugineis. 
Hab. Queensland. 
Very convex, short, elliptic-ovate; head and prothorax impunctate, 
black; clypeus and lip edged with ferruginous; scutellum triangular, 
black ; elytra dark blue, seriate-punctate, the punctures rather coarse, 
the rows at moderate intervals; two or three punctures on each side 
the scutellum ; body beneath black, the last two abdominal segments 
glossy; antenne, palpi, and legs ferruginous, the former about half the 
length of the body. Length 43 lines. 
I have a species from Sydney, nearly as convex, but much more 
oblong; these are the only two very convex species I have seen. 
Amarygmus tarsalis. 
A, anguste ovatus, niger, subnitidus; prothorace brevi; elytris cyaneis, 
seriatim punctatis; antennis, tarsisque subferrugineis, pedibus et cor- 
pore subtus nigrescentibus, nitidis. 
Hab. Queensland. 
Narrowly ovate, moderately convex; head and prothorax opake, black, 
impunctate, the latter very short, the base rather strongly produced 
towards the scutellum, the latter triangular, black ; elytra dark blue, 
slightly nitid, seriate-punctate, the punctures oblong and somewhat 
approximate, the rows at moderate intervals, a row of seven punctures 
* Dalman, Anal. Ent. p. 60; Lacordaire, Gen. v. p. 473. 
