Australian and Tasmanian Gryptocephalides. 415 



projecting, considerably above elytra, base deeply notched. Elytra 

 widest near apex, subhumeral lobes small ; with sparse minute 

 punctures in almost regular series, but disappearing towards apex. 

 Pygidium with a narrow and feeble median ridge. Apex of proster- 

 num wide, feebly rounded and entire. Abdomen with the fourth 

 segment large and feebly encroached upon by fovea ; the latter with 

 very shallow lateral extensions. 

 Length 85 mm. 



Hah. Queensland : Cairns (type in Macleay Museum). 



In general appearance a perfectly typical species of 

 Cryptocephalus, although the apex of prosternum is not 

 bilobed. Of the two specimens before me one has the 

 antennae entirely black, except for the second and base of 

 the third and foiu'th joints, in the other only the a,pical and 

 the upper portion of the basal joint is black. The pale 

 portions of the elytra are paler than the prothorax. The 

 punctures (except on the head) are sparser and smaller 

 than in any other species with which I am acquainted. 



Cryptocephalus comptus, n. sp, 

 (Plates XXIII, XXV, figs. 74, 75, 149.) 



^ . Testaceous-red ; apical half of antennae, extreme base of 

 prothorax, pygidium and metasternuni infuscate ; scutellum, tarsi 

 and apex of tibia3 black ; elytra with two black fasciae not quite 

 touching the sides, the first basal, the second and widest subapical, 

 the two connected along suture. 



Head with moderately large and not very dense punctures, base 

 rather feebly strigose ; with a median impression varying from deep 

 and distinct to very faint. Antennte rather thin, distinctly shorter 

 than the body, second joint rather more than half the length of 

 third, third distinctly shorter than fifth. Prothorax regularly 

 convex, with fairly large but rather sparse and unevenly distributed 

 punctures, oblique impressions feeble, margins rather narrow. 

 Scutellnm transverse, base notched and not much wider than apex. 

 Elytra elongate-oblong, subhumeral lobes feeble, with rather large 

 and dense punctures, becoming smaller and seriate in arrangement 

 with feebly convex interstices posteriorly. Apex of prosternurti 

 obtusely rounded and entire. Abdomen with the fourth segment 

 just traceable across middle. 



Length 4 mm. 



$. Differs in having the antennsB shorter and thinner and the 



