586 JNIr. J. S. Baly's descrijilions of ti 



re2;nlaily ]mnctate-strlate, the punctures towards the apex 

 nearly obsolete. 



Crepidodera dimidiata. 



Subelongata, convexa, nigTo-])icea, capite (antomiis 

 extrorsum excoptis), thorace pedibusque anticis quatuor 

 rufb-fulvis ; elytris obscure metallico-purpureis, tenuiter 

 ])uiictato-striatis, nitidissimis; pedibus posticis piceis, femo- 

 ribus posticis cyaneo-micantibus. 



Long. 1| lin. 



Hab. — Australia ; a single specimen without precise 

 locality. 



Vertex smooth, im])nnctate ; encarpjB oblique, narrow, 

 flexuose, separated by the linear carina, which is confiuent 

 at its apex with the front ; eyes prominent, rotundate ; 

 labrum piceous ; antenn;\} two-thirds the length of the 

 body; four lower joints rufo-fulvous, the rest black; 1st 

 and 2nd joints stained al)ove with piceous. Thorax about 

 one-half broader than long: sides parallel, very slightly 

 rounded, anterior angles obliquely truncate, the hinder 

 angles acute ; upper surface convex, smooth, impunctate ; 

 basal groove well defined. Elytra broader than the 

 thorax, ol)long, convex, not depressed below the basilar 

 space, regularly but not strongly punctate-sti-iate ; inter- 

 spaces plain, impunctate. Hinder tibia curved, the up})er 

 sm-face flattened from below the base to the apex, its 

 loAver half moderately dilated, very slightly concave and 

 sinuate ; the outer margin arriied with a row of niinvite 

 teeth. 



Genus Trichaltica, Harold. 



Trichnltica amazona. 



Subelongata, convexa, fulvo-])icea, nitida, antennis basi 

 pedibusque pallide fulvis ; thorace fortiter, subremote 

 punctato ; elytris setosis, obscure metallico-viridibus, for- 

 titer punctato-striatis. 



Var. A. Capite cum antennis totis, thoraceque rufo- 

 fulvis. 



Long. I lin. 



llah. — Para. 



Encarpae and lower portion of face pale fulvous ; vertex 

 smooth, impressed on either side just above the encarpjB 

 with a lew large foveie ; eyes black ; antenna; two-thirds 



