276 . Reicords of thk S.A. Museum 



male, but the purple is not so liriohl. On the elytni the Avhite setae ai*e slightly 

 fasciculate in appea.rane(>, but they do not form true fascicles, they are absent 

 from a fairly large subtriangular s})ac(' about the base. The prothorax is very 

 finely transversely striated, so as to appear shagrecncd. 



EDUSA OBSCURA sp. nov. 



Black, in parts with a rather slight metallic gloss; labrum, parts of five l)asal 

 joints of antennae, parts of palpi, and I)ascs of til)iae more or less reddish. Densely 

 clothed with short, ashen pubescence. 



Head with dense but more or less concealed punctures ; median line narrow. 

 Prothorax with punctures mnch as on head ; front angles rather acutely armed. 

 Elytra with croAvded and rather coarse punctures, posteriorly almost confined to 

 striae, interspaces with rather dense and small punctures. Apical segment of 

 abdomen with a wide, shallow depression in middle. Femora stout, subangulate, 

 but scarcely visibly dentate; basal joint of front tarsi slightly inflated. Length, 

 7 mm. 



Hah. New South Wales: Blue Mountains (Dr. E. W. Ferguson). Type 

 (unique), I. 11988. 



The metasternnm has a distinct purplish gloss, and parts of the upper-surface 

 are slightly brassy or purplish. The three apical joints of antennae are missing 

 from the type, the second joint is stouter than the third, but scarcely half its 

 length. On each elytron two geminate rows of punctures may be traced from 

 the base to beyond the middle, when they converge to become the striae of the 

 apical slope, although the punctures are dense and rather coarse, especially behind 

 the shoulders, they are nowhere distinctly confluent. The front femora from 

 above appear to be edentate, but from below a feeble tooth may be noticed. The 

 apical segment of the abdomen is irregularly impressed, but as the basal one is 

 strongly convex, the sex of the type is doubtful. In my table would be associated 

 with E. ursa, from which it differs in being much larger, differently coloured, 

 prothorax with distinct punctures, and elytral punctures larger and some in 

 geminate rows ; it is closer to E. iuiprcssiceps, but is somewhat larger, only feebly 

 metallic, and legs, except the extreme bases of tibiae, entirely black. Tt is 

 considerably larger than all the non-metallic species. 



EDUSA CAPILLATA sp. nov. 



Black with a, bronzy gloss, front of head coppery-green, labrum, antennae 

 (upper-surface of basal joint and tips of six apical ones infuscated) and basal 

 joints of palpi more or less flavous, or reddish. Densely clothed with ashen 

 pubescence, mixed with longer and more or less erect hairs. 



