VII. On some Australian Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) im 
the British Museum. By Artuur M. Lea, F.ES, 
[Read April 6th, 1921.] 
Mr. Gitpert J. Arrow having sent for examination a few 
species of Australian Chrysomelidae belonging to the 
British Museum, a few notes on these, with descriptions of 
some of the new ones, are here given. 
Ditropidus albohirsutus Baly (formerly Llaphodes). 
A male of this species, from the Baly collection in the 
British Museum, and agreeing with the original description, 
is quite evidently a hairy Ditropidus, as the antennae are 
typical of that genus, instead of that of Elaphodes, to which 
it was referred by Baly. In appearance it is like a large 
specimen of D. flavipes Lea, from which it may be dis- 
tinguished by its larger size, less polished elytra with more 
distinct punctures, wider scutellum and dark hind femora. 
Ditropidus chapuisi Baly (formerly Bucharis). 
A male of this species sent for examination by the British 
Museum is very close to D. pubicollis Chp., but has the eyes 
much closer together. Baly proposed the genus Bucharis 
for species having the tip of the scutellar lobe entire, 
instead of notched as in most species of Ditropidus, but the 
notch varies considerably in that genus, and is sometimes 
so feeble that it can only be seen when the prothorax is 
more or less detached, so that the lower surface of the lobe 
is visible; it is not a workable distinction, and I have no 
hesitation in referring the present species to Ditropidus. 
Ditropidus hirticollis Baly. 
A male from the British Museum, sent as this species, 
and agreeing well with the description, is close to D. cwpri- 
collis Lea, and the elytral punctures and striae are almost 
identical, but the eyes are much closer together, less than 
half the width of the clypeus separating them, and the 
elytra are more narrowed posteriorly. The species occurs 
in South as well as Western Australia, as Mr. A. H. Elston 
has taken many specimens, including a pair 7m cop., on 
the Murray River. The female differs from the male in 
being more robust, eyes more widely separated, legs shorter 
and abdomen foveate. 
TRANS. ENT. SOC. LOND. 1921.—PARTSI, 0. (OCT.) 
