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



and tlie abdomen with simple basal segments, tbe fourth fairly wide 

 in middle and not interrupted by fovea; the latter with distinct lateral 

 extensions. 



Length b\ mm. 



Hob. N. S. Wales : Lane Cove, Clifton (Macleay 

 Museum). 



In the male the coxse, hind femora and base and lower 

 parts of the four front femora are reddish ; in the female 

 the legs are much the same except that the hind femora 

 are infuscate towards apex. The abdomen is paler than 

 elsewhere and the upper lip is infuscate. 



Although belonging to one of the most difficult sections 

 of the genus the highly remarkable abdominal appendages 

 of the male cause this species to be one of the most 

 distinct in the subfamily. 



Cryptocephalus vicarius, n. sp. 



(J. Basal half of head, antennae and scutellum black; elytra 

 metallic blue or purple ; tarsi and apex of tibiaj infuscate ; elsewhere 

 reddish. 



Head densely strigose and punctate, on apical half punctate only, 

 the punctures rather large and sparse. Antennse not very thin, 

 longer than body, second joint about half the length of third, third 

 distinctly shorter than fifth. Prothorax with deep but sparse and 

 not very large punctures, smaller and sparser on disc than 

 elsewhere ; margins rather wide ; oblique impressions feeble. 

 Scutellum subtriangular, longer than wide, convex along middle, 

 apex truncate, base moderately notched. Elytra with punctures 

 much as in the preceding species but the subhumeral lobes larger. 

 Pygidiimi densely and rather coarsely punctate. Apex of prodernvm 

 Avide and feebly bilobed. Abdomen with second, third, and fourth 

 segments strongly curved and very narrow in middle. 



Length 4 mm. 



5 . Differs in having antennag just extending to apex of body and 

 the abdomen with straight sutures to the second and third segments, 

 the fourth distinct in middle and very feebly encroached upon by 

 fovea ; the latter with feeble lateral extensions. 



Length 5 mm. 



Rah. Queensland : Port Denison, Gayndah (types in 

 Macleay Museum). 



The entire space between the eyes is densely punctate 

 and strigose. 



The coarse punctures on head and elytra and shape of 



