Australian and Tasmanian CryptocepJialides. 34-1 



l.l. Abdomen dai'k in male only . CV. hlandus, n. sp. 

 K.K.K. Third joint but little, if at all, 

 longer than fourth, and dis- 

 tinctly shorter than fifth.* 

 L. Elytra moi'e or less rough. 

 m. Elytra with scar-like tubercles 



across middle Cr. scahiosns, n. sp. 



m.m. Elytra without scar -like 

 tubercles across middle. 

 n. Elytra with wide, smooth costi- 

 form elevations on apical 

 half, 

 o. Prothorax black or blackish . CV. qiiadratipennis, n. sp. 



0.0. Prothorax pallid Cr. covipositus, n. sp. 



11.11. Elytra roughly punctate 



throughout 6V. scahrosns, Oliv 



L.L. Elytra smooth. 

 M. Base of scutellum entire. 

 11. Prothorax and elytra entirely 



dark Lo. chalcens, Chp. 



n.n. Prothorax more or less red. 

 0. Prothorax with dark mark- 

 ings other than at base. 

 p. Elytra pallid at apex only . . Cr. VdUputamis, n. sp. 

 p.p. Elytra pallid, with dark 



markings CV. melanopus, n. sp. 



0.0. Prothorax with dark markings 

 at base only. 

 p. Head densely strigose along 



middle, as elsewhere. 

 q. Second joint of antennae almost 



as long as third Cr. pallens, n. sp. 



q.q. Second joint not half as long 



as third CV. argentatus, Chp. 



p.p. Head not strigose along middle. 

 q. Head densely strigose close to 



sides of and behind eyes . . Cr. medtocris, n. sp. 

 q.q. Head not strigose at sides of 

 eyes. 



* In several species the third joint is slightly shorter than the 

 fourth. Although Cr. darns, n. sp., CV. appendicidatns, n. sp., and 

 Id. nigripeimis, Baly, are placed here, they might fairly have been 

 placed in the section having the third, fourth, and fifth joints of 

 antenna} subequal. 



