286 Records of the S.A. Museum 



to a larger median spot; a spot on oaeh shoulder, one on ('h«'1i side about the 

 middle, and one about the apical thii-d; the part beyond the latter eastaneo- 

 flavous; sides of prosternum and two apical segments of abdomen flavons; parts 

 of legs obscurely diluted with red. 



Head with fairly dense and small, I)nt sharply defined, punctures, becoming 

 larger about base. Antennae with third joint fully twice as long as fourth. 

 Prothorax about tAvice a.s wide as the median length, sides oblique to near apex, 

 front angles produced and acute ; Avith small and fairly dense punctures, a few 

 of larger size in a shalloAv depression each side of base. Elytra diminishing in 

 width from near base; with small and faii-ly sharply defined punctures. Coxal 

 lines of abdomen short but fairly distinct. Length, 8-10 mm. 



Bah. Queensland: Cairns district (A.M.Lea). Type, 1. 11772. 



A beautiful s])ecies with colours somewliat as on fresh sjx'cimens of E. picti- 



pennis, but the pattern is not the same, tiie width across the middle is greater, 



the series of punetiu'es on the elytra are smaller, etc. One of the four specimens 



has a small pale spot on the forehead, on another the three median spots of the 



elytra are combined to form an irregnlai; fascia ; on all of them the tips of the 



elytra are of a more reddish colour than the other pale parts. The elytral 



punctures are all really small, but owing to "waterlogging" there appear to be 



rows of quite large ones on the paler parts, but from the sides their true sizes are 



evident. 



EPISCAPHULA ATROMACULATA sp. nov. 



Plate iv, fig 3. 



Black; prothorax fiavous, a large round black spot on each side of middle: 

 elytra flavons, tips pale castaneous, a large almost s(|imre spot about seutellum, 

 a rounded one on suture before middle, and three isolated ones on each elytron : 

 an oblique one commencing on the base near the shoulder and extending to level 

 with middle of round sutural spot, a triangular one Avith its most acute angle 

 directed to the hind end of the sutural spot, and an irregularly shaped one AA'ith 

 an extension almost connecting it Avith the suture one-fifth from apex ; epipleurae 

 black; front and sides of prosternum and tAvo apical segments of abdomen 

 fiavous; parts of legs obscui-ely reddish. 



Head Avith dense, sharply defined punctures of moderate size. Third joint of 

 antennae Uvk-o the length of fourth. Prothorax about once and one-half as Avide 

 as long, sides oblique to near apex. Avhere the angles are produced and somewhat 

 acute, hind angles slightly rounded off ; punctures much as on head, but rather less 

 dense, a few of larger size in a small depression each side of base. Seutellum 

 tAviee as Avide as long. Elytra luirroAv ; Avith small but sharply defined punctures. 

 Coxal lines of abdomen inconspicuous, Length, 10-25-11 mm, 



