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



of Ocho'osojms apicalis, Saiind., but can be readily distin- 

 guished from that species by the distinct elytral costse, 

 each of which has numerous close transverse impressions. 

 Hab. N. S. Wales : Blue Mountains, Sydney. 



LOXOPLEURUS SUBVIRENS, Clip. 



Four specimens from Tasmania and two from Victoria 

 before me may belong to this species, in all of them the 

 upper-surface is of a dark metallic green with a more or 

 less coppery gloss on the prothorax ; the under-surface is 

 black with green or blue or coppery reflections. The 

 female differs from the male in being larger, with shorter 

 antennae and less parallel-sided elytra. As Chapuis says, 

 however, " scutcllo magno convexo," I am somewhat doubt- 

 ful, as the scutellum (although raised behind in the normal 

 way) is rather flat and by no means above the usual size. 



LoXOPLEURUS ATRAMENTARIUS, Chp. 



Dr. Chapuis describes the colour of the legs of this 

 species as " nigris obscure riifcsccntibus." I have numerous 

 specimens before me which I refer to the species ; in a pair 

 taken in cop. by Mr. Masters the female has the anterior legs 

 and posterior tarsi red, the rest of the legs being black ; the 

 male has the legs entirely red, except that the hind femora 

 and the tarsi are infuscate. Usually in both sexes the legs 

 are black with the exception of the anterior pair which are 

 often more or less infuscate ; in some specimens, however, 

 all the legs are more or less red. The prothoracic punc- 

 tures vary considerably in size and are usually larger in 

 the male than in the female. 



Hab. Queensland : Kockhampton, Wide Bay, Port 

 Denison, Brisbane ; N. S. Wales : Sydney, Canterbury, 

 Bargo, Hunter River, Kiama; S. Australia; W. 

 Australia : Mt. Barker. 



Loxopleurus erythrotis, Chp. 



(Plate XXIII, fig. 67.) 



From the Swan River I have three males of this species, 

 which is remarkable for its very stout legs (a character not 

 mentioned by Chapuis). The pallid space at the apex of 

 the elytra varies considerably in extent; in one of my 

 specimens also the four hind femora are quite black, and 



