Genera and Species of Coleoptera. 491 
M. Bohemann’s genus Huomma* is, I have no doubt, identical 
with my <Apellatus (ante, p. 45), notwithstanding the author ap- 
proximating it to Hutrapela, entirely overlooking its pectinated 
claws, and the form of the last antennal joint. Huomma has, how- 
ever, been long used for a genus of Curculionide ; but as we have 
both happened to fix on the same name for the two species we have 
respectively described, it becomes necessary to change mine as the 
later of the two. I propose, therefore, to call it Apellatus amenus, 
M. Bohemann’s retaining that of “lateralis.” Chromomea has much 
the same general appearance, but has small eyes, widely apart, and 
a differently formed prothorax ; in the latter respect it agrees with 
Aithyssiust, but which, inter alia, has a truncate interfemoral pro- 
cess. The Cistelide appear to be well represented in Australia, 
although few species are published. 
Chromomea picta. 
C. pallide-flava, subnitida, capite, prothorace, lateribus et regione suturali 
elytrorum nigris. 
Hab. Queensland. 
Pale yellowish, slightly shining; head and prothorax brownish black, 
closely and finely punctured ; lip, antennz, and palpi yellowish ; man- 
dibles black ; scutellum black, very transverse; elytra striate-punctate, 
the punctures approximate, the intervals between the strize rather broad ; 
sutural region, sides, and epipleurz black; body beneath glossy black ; 
legs yellowish, the apical half of the posterior thighs black. Length 
5 lines. 
Ioristrena [Lagriidee ]}. 
Caput subquadratum, ad angulum posticum rotundatum ; collum angusta- 
tatum. Labiwm transversum. Oculi rotundati. Mentum transversum. 
Labrum membranaceum, rotundatum, basi pedunculatum. Javille 
lobo externo minuto, triangulari. Palpi labiales parvi, apicem versus 
incrassati, art. ult. triangulari; palpi mazillares art. ult. securiformi. 
Antenne modice elongatze, art. basali elongato, incrassato, 2°, 3° breviori- 
bus, ceeteris tertio longioribus, subobconicis, ultimo precedente longiore. 
Prothorax late ovatus, antice in collum constrictus, lateribus rotunda- 
tus, postice angustior. Llytra oblonga, angustata. Tibie bicalcaratee, 
anticee extus spinosz ; ¢ars¢ art. primo elongato, penultimo subbilobo. 
Mesosternum angustissimum. Corpus elongatum, hirsutum. 
This genus and Diracalla (ante, p. 46), should, I think, form a 
separate subfamily among the Lagriide, distinguished by their 
rounded eyes, spurred tibie, and peculiar habit, from the more 
* Fregat. Hugenies, Ins. p. 101, pl. 2. fig. 1. 
t Atractus (MacLeay), Lacord. nec Laporte (see ante, p. 45, norte). 
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