272 Records of the S.A. Museum 



RHYPARIDA ALLKNI Lea. 



Two specimens, from Darwin, differ from the type in being smaller, 4-4-75 

 mm., prothorax with rather larjier punctures, and the elytral ones without a water- 

 logged appeai*anee. » 



RHYPARIDA MEDIONIGRA Lea. 



A specimen, from Cue (Western Australia), has the side of each elytron, 

 but not the extreme margin, flavous throughout, 



RHYPARIDA CAERULEIPENNIS Lea. 



Three specimens, from Cairns, probably belong to this species, but have the 

 legs mostly black, with a slight metallic gloss; oiip has the elytra purplish-blue, 

 on the others they are brassy, with a slight greenish gloss. Two, from North- 

 western Australia, probably also belong to the species, their legs are mostly 

 black; and elytra black with a slight coppery gloss. One, from Darwin, has the 

 upper- surface bronzy with a greenish gloss, and the legs obscurely reddish; 

 another has similar legs, but the elytra coppery-purple. 



RHYPARIDA FUNEREA sp. nov. 



Black, legs blackish-brown, tarsi, antennae (apical joints infuscated), palpi 

 and labrum paler. 



Head shagreened and Avith small ]:)unctures, except on clypeus, where they 

 are denser and larger, median line slight. Eyes large, separated slightly more 

 than the diameter of one. Prothorax about twice as wide as long, front angles 

 armed; punctnres dense, sharply defined, and of moderate size, becoming small 

 in middle of apex. Elytra rather short, distinctly wider than prothorax ; with 

 rows of large punctures, becoming smaller (1)ut not very small) posteriorly, 

 interstices with minute punctures. Planks of prosternum distinctly striated 

 throughout. Legs stout; femora edentate; claws bitid. Length, 4-5-5 ram. 



Hal). Northeru Territory: Darwin and Stapleton (0. P. Hill). Type, 

 I. 11981. 



A second specimen differs from the type in having the scutellum, elytra, and 

 under-surface of the same dingy -brown colour as the legs. The type in my table 

 of the genus(^) would be associated with R. crassipes, which is a considerably 

 narrower species, with coarser ]iuuctures, eyes more distant, head and prothorax 

 shining, etc. ; the second specimen would be associated with R. mayae, which is a 

 narrower species, with the head but not the ]n'othorax shagreened. 



(1) Lea, Trans. Eoy. Soc, S.Aust., 191.5, p. 112. 



