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



Cryptocephalus metallicus, n. sp. 



^ . Metallic cojjpery purple ; antennae red, the first joint black.* 



Head densely and coarsely punctate ; with a very feeble median 

 impression. Antennte thin, second joint less than one-third the 

 length of third, third and fifth subequal and longer than fourth, 

 fifth slightly curved. Prothorax not twice as wide as long, very 

 densely and coarsely punctate, the punctures all more or less con- 

 fluent, margins very narrow and scarcely visibly crenulate, oblique 

 impressions fairly large but indistinct. Scntellum subquadrate, 

 densely punctate, apex not much narrower than base, base very 

 deeply notched. Elytra oblong, subhumeral lobes small ; coarsely 

 and very densely punctate ; apical half acutely costate. Pygidivm 

 very densely punctate, with a distinct median ridge. Apex of 

 prosternutn very wide, depressed, very feebly bilobed. 



Length A\ mm. 



$ . Fourth segment of abdomen fairly large ; its middle distinctly 

 encroached vipon by fovea ; the latter with shallow lateral extensions. 



Length 6 mm. 



Hah. S. Australia : Victoria (types in Macleay 

 Museum). 



A very distinct species, in build and sculpture somewhat 

 resembling Cad. ornatus, Chp. Pallid antennae are most 

 unusual for metallic species. 



Cryptocephalus basizonis, n. sp. 

 (Plates XXIII, XXV, figs. 78, 170.) 



9. Pale reddish-testaceous, abdomen and pygidinm flavous ; 

 scutellum (its tip reddish), a wide basal fascia and a large subapical 

 spot on each elytron lilack ; parts of metasternum, apex of femora 

 and of tibitc and the tarsi infuscate. 



Head with rather small punctures, base strigose, with a distinct 

 median impression. Antennfe thin, almost as long as the body, 

 second joint one-third the length of third, third shorter than fifth. 

 Prothorax not twice as wide as long ; impunctate except for a few 

 small punctures at sides ; oblique impressions smooth and rather 

 wide ; margins very narrow, sides dilated towards base and project- 

 ing outwards in front. Scutellum triangular, apex rounded and 



* In the unique male the three terminal joints of the antennje 

 are missing, but from those left I imagine they slightly pass the 

 body ; in the female they are slightly shorter than the body and 

 most of the apical joint is black. 



