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the front one is twice the size of the other. The eyes of 

 the male are considerably larger than in any other species 

 here recorded, and in fact almost as large as in the male 

 of Balanajyliorus macleayi or scapulatus. The prothorax is 

 transversely strigose much as in the preceding species but 

 the two have little else in common. 



The type male is in Mr. Griffith's collection, the type 

 female in the Macleay Museum. 



Carphurus variipennis, n. sp. 



fj. Flavous or reddisli-flavous ; head (muzzle excepted), scutelhim, 

 elytra (wholly or in part), abdomen (sides and apex narrowly 

 excepted), hind coxae, femora (front pair almost entirely pallid, the 

 others only at the base), parts of tibiae and antennae (except basal 

 joints), black ; tarsi more or less infuscate. 



Head rather short, with several feeble impressions; feebly 

 punctate and towards base feebly strigose. Antennae subpectinate, 

 11th joint clavate and considerably longer than 10th. Prothorax 

 distinctly (but not much) longer than wide, apex and sides rounded, 

 base feebly bilobed. Ehjtra slightly dilated posteriorly, each 

 separately rounded at apex, densely and minutely punctate. Basal 

 joint of front tarsi large and wide, as long as the two following 

 joints combined, with a black-rimmed inner margin, 2nd joint 

 inserted near base of first and rather strongly curved. 



Length to apex of elytra 3j, of abdomen 5 mm. 



$ . Differs in having the head smoother, the eyes smaller, the 

 antennal serrations less pronounced, the elytra wider and the front 

 tarsi simple. 



Hob. Queensland : Brisbane {B. Illidge). 



As both sexes are before me, and the female has simple 

 front tarsi, I can be certain that this species is not a 

 Balano'pliorus \ the serrations of the antennae, however, are 

 more pronounced than usual, the ramus of each of the 

 7th-10th joints being longer than its supporting joint ; 

 and of the 4th-6th almost or quite as long. The elytral 

 punctures though small are sharply defined. Of three 

 specimens before me one has the apical fourth, one the 

 apical half, whilst the other has the entire elytra dark; 

 there is a certain amount of variation in the colour of the 

 legs and the three basal joints of antennae are either 

 entirely pale or pale only on their lower surface ; the apical 

 half of the 11th joint is obscurely pale. 



