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



antennfe. It is stouter, antennje shorter than body and punctures 

 (except on elytra where they are larger) smaller. Abdominal 

 segments with straighter sutures, the fourth feebly encroached 

 upon by fovea, the latter shallower than usual. 



Length 3 mm. 



Hah. N. S. Wales : Kiama, Manly, Sydney (Macleay 

 Museum), Galstou {A. M. Lea). 



A very distinct species from mauy points of view. The 

 narrow scutellum is suggestive of Diandiclius, but the 

 shape of the body "is ditterent and the abdominal fovea 

 is under instead of above the usual size. 



In three males before me the elytra are immaculate, 

 but in two others there is a small pallid spot on each 

 close to the suture about the middle, and in one of these 

 the outer portions of the subhumeral lobes are pallid ; this 

 specimen also has the base and sides of the prothorax 

 paler than the disc and its head is pallid. On the type 

 female the elytral fascia is very distinct and is of a 

 bright chocolate-brown colour, with a vague stain extend- 

 ing towards the apex; in two other females the fascia is 

 traceable with difficulty. In addition to the punctures 

 described the whole of the upper surface is very densely 

 and minutely punctate, in consequence of which it becomes 

 subopaque ; but on the elytra of the female these punctures 

 are usually very indistinct. 



LOXOPLEURUS IMMATURUS, n. sp. 



9 . Subopaque. Flavous ; head, antennae (basal joint diluted 

 with red), junction of prothorax and elytra, scutellum and meta- 

 sternum black ; shoulders and suture of elytra, base of first abdominal 

 segment and the tarsi infuscate. 



Head densely and finely and very densely and extiemely minutely 

 punctate ; without traces of a median impression. Antenn;e just pass- 

 ing hind coxaj, second joint more than half the length of third, third 

 shorter than fiftli. Prothorax densely but not very coarsely punc- 

 tate ; oblique impressions indistinct, margins narrow. Scutellum 

 subtriangular, base entire. Elytra slightly dilated posteriorly, 

 subhumeral lobes small; densely but not coarsely punctate, with 

 traces of feeble longitudinal elevations, which posteriorly cause the 

 punctures to appear in feeble series. Apex of prodernum not 

 very widely triangular. Fovea decidedly encroaching upon fourth 

 segment (which excejjt from behind is not traceable across middle) 

 and slightly on third. 



Lenijth 3 mm. 



