120 Mr. Arthur M. Lea's Revision of the 



RUBRICEPS, Macl., I. c, p. 236. 

 Hob. Queensland : Mossman River. 



TEPPERI, Blackb., I.e., 1888, p. 1424. 

 Hah. S. Australia, N. Territory. 



PALMERSTONI, Blackb., l.c, p. 1425. 

 Hob. S. Australia, N. Territory. 



APTERUS, OUiff, Mem. Aust. Mus., II, 1889, p. 86, PI. VI, 

 fig- 3. 

 Hah. Lord Howe Island. 



Telephorus alternatus, n. sp. 



$. Black, the dark parts of the elytra with or without a bluish 

 gloss ; basal half of prothorax, a wide postmedian fascia on elytra, 

 abdomen (except two apical segments), three basal and three apical 

 joints of antennae and parts of coxae, flavous or almost so. Rather 

 sparsely clothed with very short pubescence. 



Head very finely punctate. Antennae passing apex of elytra, 

 moderately stout, 3rd joint much shorter than 4th. Prothorax as 

 long as its width across apex, apex much wider than base ; hind angles 

 strongly, the front moderately rounded, base and apex very feebly 

 bilobed ; very miuutely punctate. Elytra very little wider and 

 about once and one half the length of prothorax, each pointed at 

 apex ; densely, moderately coarsely and rugosely punctate ; 

 without raised lines. Legs long and thin. Length to apex of 

 elytra 3 ( $ 5), of abdomen 5 ( $ 9) mm. 



$ . Differs in being larger, head longer, prothorax less narrowed 

 towards base, antennae and legs shorter and stouter, abdomen 

 wider, etc. 



Hah. N. W. Australia (Macleay Museum), King's 

 Sound {W. W. Froggatt); Queensland: Bowen {Aug. 

 Simson), Chillagoe {G. French). 



A very narrow species though considerably wider than 

 the following ; from both that species and ajjferus (the 

 only other apterous species hitherto described) the fasciate 

 elytra will readily distinguish it. The colours appear in 

 alternate zones, the pale base of the prothorax occupies 

 rather more than half the surface, the elytral fascia usually 

 commences slightly before the middle and terminates 

 rather close to the apex. The abdomen (except the apical 

 segments) is usually entirely pallid, but on the upper sur- 

 face is occasionally marked by infuscate spots or zones. 



