378 Records of the S,A. Museum 



distant punctures, these also partially impressed on the interstice at each side of 

 a stria, interstices elsewhere with sparse and small punctures, but becoming? larger 

 on sides. Metasternum with dense and rather large punctures on sides, with a 

 few large ones and minute ones elsewhere. Apical segment of abdomen not 

 narrowed in middle; pygidium with rather coarse, crowded punctui-cs. Length, 

 8 25 mm. 



Hah. Queensland: Bowen (Aug. Simson). Type, T. 15410. 



A beautiful spe(des, the size of 0. rufosignatn^, but the red parts of elytra 

 ])asal and lateral instead of apical, and the prothorax not at all reddish ; 0. 

 rubriniaculatus is a much smaller species, with shagreened elytra, etc. The 

 reddish parts of the elytra are wide at the base, widest of all on the shoulders, 

 and narrowed on the sides to the apex ; from some points of view they appear to 

 form an irregular M. The prothorax appears to be scooped out, and with a few 

 setae on each side of the middle in front, with the processes at the summit of the 

 scooped-out parts not specially elevated or produced. 



ONTHOPHAGUS FLAVOAPICALIS sp. nov. 



S Black, shining, most parts with a distinct bronzy gloss, antennae, palpi, 

 and tarsi reddish, club flavous; elytra with flavous mottlings about base and apex, 

 or on apex only. TTnder-surface and legs rather sparsely clothed, a few sub- 

 marginal setae on elytra. 



Head with interocular ridge very feebly elevated and slightly curved ; space 

 between it and clypeal suture with rather sparse and small, but sharply defined 

 punctures. Clypeus with crowded punctures, sides rather lightly elevated, apex 

 distinctly notched, suture with median part almost straight, distinctly earinated, 

 and equal to the two side parts. Eyes rather narrow, facets distinct. Pro- 

 thorax with sides strongly and almost evenly rounded, front angles subacutely 

 produced, hind ones widely rounded ; sides very finely margined, apex still more 

 finely, base not at all ; median line feebly traceable at base and again near apex ; 

 punctures of small or medium size, and sharply defined,, but not crowded, smaller 

 and sparser in middle near apex than elsewhere; sublateral foveae rather small. 

 Elytra with rather narrow geminate striae, with transverse distant punctures, 

 interstices separately convex, faintly rugulose, with fairly numerous and rather 

 small punctures, not very deep but quite distinct and becoming rather coarse on 

 sides. Metasternum with fairly dense and large punctures, becoming sparser and 

 mixed with small ones in middle. Apical segment of abdomen distinctly nar- 

 rowed in middle ; pygidium with dense and fairly large punctures. Length. 

 5-6 mm. 



