Australia7i and Tasmanian Cryjotocephalides. 418 



Cryptocephalus conspiciendus, d. sp. 

 (Plate XXIII, figs. 71, 72.) 



(^ . Elongate-oblong, moderately shining. Black ; a transverse 

 submedian spot on each elytron and base and apex of intercoxal 

 process of prosternuni flavous ; coxte and second ^fourth joints of 

 antennie reddish. Pygidium and under-surface with silvery 

 pubescence. 



Head densely and coarsely punctate ; eyes much closer together 

 than usual, Antennte hmg and thin considerably passing apex of 

 body, second joint about one-third tlie length of third, third con- 

 siderably longer than fourth and shorter than fifth. Pruthvrax not 

 twice as wide as long, very coarsely and densely punctate, the 

 punctures more or less confluent ; margins very narrow but entire, 

 anterior angles projecting outwards but invisible from above ; oblique 

 impressions not traceable. Scntellnm subquadrate, apex but little 

 narrower than base, with a large nasal notch. Elytra elongate- 

 oblong, subhumeral lobes small ; with very large (almost inveate) 

 punctures, not much larger at base than elsewhere ; with veiy 

 irregular interstices (much interrupted by punctures) traceable (or at 

 least the alternate ones) almost to base. Apex of prosternum wide 

 and feebly bilobed. Abdomen with fourth segment just traceable 

 across middle, fifth large. 



Length 4| mm. 



$ . Fourth abdominal segment rather large, middle depressed and 

 encroached upon by fovea ; the latter with narrow and (owing to 

 clothing) indistinct lateral extensions. 



Length 6 mm. 



Hah. N. S. Wales (Macleay Museum), Jindabyne 

 (Bauerlin), Sydney (W. W. Froggatt and A. M. Lea). 



In two males before me the elytral spots are large out- 

 wardly and curved inwards to suture, along which each 

 runs for a short distance, so that combined they form a 

 very feeble V. In another male the spots are smaller and 

 more distant from the suture ; in a female they are also 

 rather small and distant from the suture, in this specimen 

 also the apex of the elytra is reddish. In the three males 

 the prothorax has a sliglit greenish gloss. 



In appearance the species somewhat approaches Cad. 

 litdnosus, Clip., and Cad. qnadrifasciatvs, n. sp., but (apart 

 from njarkings and apex of prosternum) punctures of both 

 prothorax and elytra very different. 



