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like cd)dominalis, but at once distinguished by the spurs to 

 the hind tibiae of the female ; the elytral punctures are 

 also very distinct, instead of being scarcely visible as in 

 that species. The preceding species (which also is spurred 

 in the female) is very much larger and the front legs of 

 its male are not simple. 



Hypattalus distortipes, n. sp. {Fig. 122.) 



$ . Black, head with a bluish gloss ; elytra deep metallic bluish- 

 green ; sides of prothorax rather widely flavous ; abdomen (the 

 greater portion of middle infuscate), parts of three basal joints of 

 antennae, the trochanters and labial palpi testaceous. 



Head with two moderately large subapical foveae. Antennae 

 moderately long and rather strongly serrate internally. Elytra 

 densely and rather coarsely punctate, the punctures larger in the 

 middle than elsewhere ; suture and sides scarcely thickened, and 

 the latter not channelled. Front legs simple ; hind tibiae curiously 

 distorted in middle, the distorted portion of a bright red colour. 



Length 3^ mm. 



Hob. Tasmania : Mount Wellington {E. H. I). Griffith), 

 Hobart {A. M. Lea). 



The hind tibiae are distorted much as in the male of 

 elegans, but, besides the bicolorous prothorax, tlie elytra 

 are more coarsely punctate, even than in the Tasmanian 

 variety of that species. The colours of the prothorax are 

 somewhat as in collaris, but the size, punctures and 

 antennae of the two species are very different. 



Hypattalus carte ri, n. sp. 



1^ 9 . Black ; elytra with a deep metallic-green gloss. 



Head with several feeble impressions. Antennae short (not 

 passing middle coxae) and rather strongly serrate internally. 

 Elytra smooth and impunctate or almost so, suture and sides 

 not thickened, and the latter not channelled. Legs simple. 



Length 2-2|^ mm. 



Hah. Tasmania : Hobart {H. J. Carter), Mount Welling- 

 ton, Huon River {A. M. Lea). 



The only species yet described having the upper surface 

 and legs entirely dark. Parts of the abdomen and pro- 

 sternum are seen to be reddish when exposed through 

 shrinkage, but specimens as ordinarily preserved appear 



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