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



The description of Cr. leger, Chp., reads suspiciously 

 close to this species, but, as in the three specimens before 

 me, the antennse are black (in one specimen although all 

 the joints are not black it is not only the apical one 

 " fusco "). In all three the scutellum and a wide space on 

 the elytra behind it are black, and the scutellum is strongly 

 attenuated behind, and could not be called '^ quadrate " 

 although not fairly triangular, and Chapuis having at least 

 two specimens, it is very improbable that both were so 

 different to what appears to be the normal markings of 

 this species ; he also says, " metasterno nigra." 



Cryptocephalus clypealis, n. sp. 

 (Plate XXV, fig. 147.) 



^ . Briefly oblong-ovate. Of a peciiliar testaceous-red ; sides of 

 protliorax, middle of pro- and mesostenium and the abdomen 

 flavous ; head (mouth parts excepted), antennse fourth -sixth 

 and parts of second and seventh joints excepted, a longitudinal vitta 

 on pro thorax, scutellum (apex excepted), tarsi and apex of tibiie 

 black. Black portions of under-surface with silvery pubescence. 



Head densely and coarsely punctate tliroughout, the punctures 

 just as coarse on the clypeus as at the base. Antennte rather stout, 

 not extending to apex of body, second joint subglobular, slightly 

 more than half the length of third, third distinctly shorter than fifth. 

 Prothorax densely coarsely deeply and regularly punctate ; oblique 

 impressions scarcely traceable ; margins rather narrow. Scutellum 

 transverse, punctate ; apex not much narrower than base, base with 

 a rather large notch. Elytra subquadrate, subhumeral lobes not 

 very large ; densely punctate, the punctures at base scarcely larger 

 than on base of protliorax, but (on account of transverse rugulosities) 

 less sharply defined, posteriorly becoming smaller and subseriate in 

 arrangement. Apex of prosternurn wide and feebly bilobed. 

 Abdomen with the first segment unusually short, the fourth just 

 traceable across middle. 



Length 4 mm. 



Rah. W. Australia : Swan River (A. M. Lea). 



A very distinct species. The dark markings of the 

 upper-surface have a greenish gloss, the patch on the 

 elytra commences at the base, is rapidly narrowed to 

 the basal third, then rather suddenly widened, and then 

 abruptly terminated at about the apical third. Towards 

 the apex of the intercoxal process of the prosternurn there 

 is an appearance as of a curved and irregular suture, and 



