] 54 Mr. Arthur M. Lea's Revision of the 



I. Larger portion of head 



pallid pallidus, Lea. 



U. Larger portion dark . . carus, Lea. 

 GG. Dark subapical markings 

 continuous across suture. 

 H. Second joint of antennae 



partly dark cyanocephalus, Lea. 



HH. Second joint entirely 



dark bellulus, Guer. 



Laius veeticalis, W. S. Macl. {Malacliius), King's Survey, 

 II, 1827, App. p. 442. {Fig. 124.) 



I have examined the type specimen of this species ; it 

 bears a label in the late W. S. Macleay's handwriting, 

 '^ Afalachius vcrticalis, Capt. King, Australasia," It is a 

 female measuring 7 mm. in length, and allied to major and 

 tarsalis. From the latter it differs in its elytra being 

 entirely without traces of elevated lines and the markings 

 of different shape, and occupying a larger area, head with- 

 out interocular ridges (this however may be a masculine 

 character onlyj, colour of legs, etc. From the female of 

 the former it differs in being shorter and broader, antennae 

 much shorter and elytral markings of different shape and 

 size. 



The antennae are almost black at the apex, and gradually 

 diminish in intensity of colour, the two basal joints being 

 entirely pallid. The legs are not entirely dark (as would 

 appear from the original description) as the knees and 

 anterior femora are pallid. The elytral punctures are as 

 dense and regular on the apical markings as elsewhere, and 

 exactly resemble those of major. 



A female from Roebuck Bay appears to belong to this 

 species, but differs from the type in having the entire 

 femora (except the apex of the hind pair) pallid. It is 

 clothed (as is the type) with fine whitish pubescence ; its 

 scutellum (as is also that of the type) is deep black. The 

 ground-colour of its elytra is flavous, and certainly of a 

 different shade to that of the type, which, however, is 

 greatly discoloured by age (it is about eighty years since it 

 was taken). 



The species was omitted from Masters' catalogue, 

 probably on account of there being a Laius verticalis by 

 Fairmaire. The latter species (described from Peak 



