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elytra distinguish this species from Id. ptdchella, Saund., 

 the scutellum of different shape from Cr. dichrous, Chp., 

 the pallid legs and very coarse punctures with wide 

 prothoracic margins from Id. cyanipcnnis, Saund. From 

 Id, nigrijjcniiis, Baly (which also has wide prothoracic 

 margins), it differs in its considerably longer and thinner 

 antennae and coarser punctures, with the scutellum longer, 

 more decidedly triangular and very distinctly notched. 



Cryptocephalus blandus, n. sp. 



(^ . Black ; elytra deep metallic blue or green ; prothorax (a large 

 blackish blotch in front and extreme base excepted), coxae and tibiaj 

 (apex excepted) reddish. Pygidium with rather dense silvery 

 pubescence. 



Head with moderately large punctures, strigose close to sides of 

 and behind eyes, vertex feebly impressed. Antennne rather stout, 

 not extending to apex of body, second joint more than half the 

 length of third, third, fourth and fifth subequal, the fifth slightly the 

 longest. Prothorax with large irregularly scattered punctures ; disc 

 gibbous; oblique impressions rather deep ; margins narrow. Scutellum 

 triangular, apex very narrow, base entire. Elytra with rather small 

 subhumeral lobes ; densely and coarsely punctate ; with feeble 

 transverse rugulosities, punctures becoming smaller and seriate in 

 arrangement posteriorly. Apex of prosternum wide and very 

 obtusely bilobed. Abdomen with the fourth segment just traceable 

 across middle. 



Length 2 J mm. 



$ . Diff'ers in having the front of the head and the entire abdomen 

 reddish ; the prothoracic blotch is also smaller, less sharply defined, 

 and on one specimen appears as an indistinct transverse spot on 

 each side. The head has smaller and sparser punctures, antennae 

 shorter, somewhat thinner. Prothorax more transverse and less 

 gibbous and the subhumeral lobes smaller. Abdomen with fourth 

 segment not visible in middle ; apical fovea larger than usual and 

 without lateral extensions. 



Length 3 mm. 



Hah. W. Australia : Swan River, Pinjarrab, Darling- 

 Ranges {A. M. Lea). 



I have put this in the section having the hinder apex of 

 prosternum bilobed, although the lobes are anything but 

 distinct ; in fact from some directions the apex appears to 

 be entire. 



Differs from the female of Lox. oMitsus, Chp., in having 



