368 Mr. A. M. Lea's Notes on 



outline of the convexity is uniform. The head is densely 

 and finely longitudinally strigose with rather numerous 

 punctures at the sides. 



Cryptocephalus conjugatus, Chp. 



Specimens from N. W. Australia in the Macleay 

 Museum agree in colour, size, etc. with some from Port 

 Denison (the original locality), but differ in having the 

 punctures of the upper surface (and especially of the 

 elytra) finer. 



Two specimens from Somerset have the punctures 

 (especially of the elytra) noticeably coarser than the Port 

 Denison ones, whilst one of them has the femora and four 

 basal joints of antennae (instead of five) pallid. 



This species (probably on account of there being a 

 Loxo^kurus conjugatus) was omitted from the catalogue. 



Cryptocephalus gracilior, Chp. 



(Plate XXII, fig. 32.) 



Of this species Chapuis says, " elytris . . . lasi late . . . 

 nigro-cyaneis." I have seen numerous specimens from 

 Queensland (Somerset, Townsville, Mackay, Duaringa and 

 Port Denison), which probably belong to it and in which 

 the basal marking is advanced along the suture and 

 shoulders, the dark part of the head has a bluish gloss 

 (Chapuis simply says " 7iigra "), and the abdomen varies 

 from flavous to wholly black. Chapuis describes the pro- 

 thorax as having an abbreviated black line ; such a line 

 appears to be usually present, but it is occasionally absent, 

 whilst in one specimen under examination there are three 

 feeble lines to be seen. 



Cryptocephalus chrysomelinus, Chp. 

 (Plates XXII, XXV, figs. 33, 159.) 



The male (unknown to Chapuis) differs from the female 

 in being smaller, with less parallel and smaller elytra and 

 antennae longer than the body, those of the female being 

 noticeably shorter. I have a specimen from Somerset and 

 have seen others from Townsville. 



A variety from Somerset has on each elytron a fairly 

 large oblique flavous spot before the middle and conjoined 

 at suture, the shape and position being much the same as 



