282 Records of the S.A. Museum 



CLEORINA PURPUREA Lea. 



Ou several specimens of this species tiic npper-sui'face is of h moi-e or less 

 brassy-^Teen, or bine. 



MEGASCELOIDES ARROWI sp. nov. 



$ Castaneous-broAvn or piceons-l)rown, antennae paler bnt some joints 

 infnseated. Clothed with moderately long, white, depressed i)ubeseenee or setae, 

 denser on sides of metasternnm than elsewhere. 



Head with dense but partially concealed pnnctnres; with a vague median line. 

 Antennae rather long, eleventh joint longer than tenth aJid acutely pointed. 

 Prothorax not twice as wide as long, sides gently rounded, angles slightly pro- 

 jecting; wi1li snudl and moderately dense jiunctures. Elyti-a slightly wider than 

 Avidest part o!" pi-othorax, jiarallel-sided to near apex; with dense and rather 

 coarse punctures, in places transversely confluent, towards apex with convex 

 interstices between punctate striae. Apical segment of abdomen flattened in 

 middle, with an obli(|ue impression towards each side. Legs stout and moderate!}' 

 long, basal joint of front tarsi inflated, claws acutely bifid. Length, 7-8-5 mm. 



$ Differs in having somewhat shoi-ter and stoutt^- antennae, jirothorax 

 fully twice as Avide as long, apical segnuMit of alxlomen simjile, l)asal joint of front 

 tarsi smaller, and claws almost simple. 



IldJ). Western Australia: Cue (H. W. Brown) ; Xorthei-n Teri-itory : Teii- 

 nants' i'veek (J. F. Field). Type, J. 3410. 



In general appearance fairly close to M . squamosKs Haly., l)ut the protlioracic 

 punctures smaller, and elytra without cons))icuous ei-ect hairs. Tn some respects 

 it appears close to the description of Terilhis chihoidaiji Baly., but on that species 

 the antennae are said to be "not half the length of the body" and the elytra to 

 be "covered with white and pale fuscous scales, arranged in broacL ill-defined 

 vittae. " On six specimens of the present species the clothing is uniformly white 

 and the antennae, even on the female, are more than half the length of the body, 

 the legs are also darker than noted for those of cluhoiilayi ; from the description of 

 M. perplexus Baly., it differs in being considerably larger, eyes not entire, and 

 abdomen and legs considerably darker. 



In naming this species after Mr. (filbert J. Arrow, I would like to place on 

 record my gratitude to him for the invariable courtesy I have received from him, 

 in clearing up the synonymy of species whose types are in the British Museum, 

 in answering encjuiries about others, and for the examination of cotypes and other 

 authentic specimens. 



MACRAGONUS METALLICUS sp. nov. 



Blackish or purplish, with a conspicuous coppery-green gloss; muzzle Ctips 

 of mandibles excepted), scutellum, palpi, under-surface, coxae, and femora 



