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first it appears to ))('loiig:; \ho male rosomblcs T. tihi<ih\ lint in tluit spoeies the 

 claws are acutely dentate and the til)ial spurs are v<M"y different. On three 

 specimens th(> lej^s are entirely reddish, prohahly from inuiiaturity. Th(» sides of 

 the prothorax are more eonspiciiously dilated to near the base on one male than 

 on another, and are notably upturned before narrowing to the base. 



MONOPLISTES PHANOPHILUS sp. nov. 



Black, highly polished; antennae, palpi, and tarsi pale reddish. 

 Head slightly convex and with small and rather sparse punctures between 

 eyes, becoming larger and more numerous but scarcely crowded on sides; front 

 with six teeth, of which the median ones are fairly long, acute, and separated by 

 a deep notch, the others are much smaller and separated by shallow notches. 

 Prothorax about twice as wide as the median length, sides parallel on basal half, 

 then oblique to apex, where the angles are acute; with small and numerous but 

 not dense, sharply defined punctures, and a row of somewhat larger ones at base; 

 sublateral foveae vaguely defined. Elytra closely applied to prothorax, sides 

 gently rounded; with narrow striae, containing rather small, distant punctures; 

 interstices with very small punctures. Metasternum with large but shallow 

 subreticulate punctures on sides, minute ones in middle. Front femora 

 stout and moderately dentate; front tibiae rather strongly curved, dilated, 

 and with a strong tooth at outer apex and two small ones near it, distinctly 

 notched near inner base; other tibiae distinctly curved, and each with a long 

 terminal spur. Length, 5-5-25 mm. 



Hab. Queensland : Gordonvale and Cairns, at lights (Dr. J. F. Tllingworth). 

 Type, I. 15429. 



Smaller than M. curvipes, from the female of which it differs in the prothorax 

 with sides partly parallel, with somewhat larger punctures, and less distinct 

 sublateral foveae, and front tibiae with inner basal notch more conspicuous. Of 

 four specimens taken by Dr. Illingworth, two have the front tibiae somewhat 

 longer and thinner than the others, but not to such a striking extent as 

 on M. curvipes, so they are possibly all females. Two specimens from the 

 Simson collection from Bowen (Queensland) differ in having the punc- 

 tures on the head somewhat denser and coarser, and the punctures in the elytral 

 striae slightly larger. Another from the Northern Territory (from Dr. Bovill 

 in the Blackburn collection) has punctures on the head similar to those on the 

 Bowen specimens, but those in the elytral striae are smaller ; the notch at the 

 inner base of its front tibiae is preceded by a conspicuous tubercle, that on the 

 other specimens appears more as the sudden termination of a ridge. This 

 specimen, by its number in Blackburn's note-book, was doubtfully identified as 



