266 Mr. Arthur Lea on some 
Megasceloides cireumeinetus Blackb. 
Recorded simply as from Western Australia; there are 
two specimens from Cue in the South Australian Museum. 
Tomyris dumbrelli Lea. 
Four females from Sydney (C. Darwin) evidently belong 
to this species; they are slightly stouter than the males; 
the antennae are shorter and more of the joints are infus- 
cated; the upper surface is entirely brassy or bronzy, but 
not highly polished, and parts of the sterna have a vague 
greenish gloss. 
Edusa chlorion Lea. 
A specimen of this species was taken at King George’s 
Sound by Darwin. 
Rhyparida cyrtops, sp. n. 
Black, parts of muzzle, of elytra, of legs and of antennae more or 
less reddish or castaneous. 
Head strongly convex at base, with dense punctures in front and 
at base; eyes prominent and widely separated. Prothorax about 
once and one-half as wide as long, sides strongly rounded, front 
angles armed; punctures dense and rather coarse on sides, becoming 
sparser and smaller, but quite distinct in middle. Zlytra much 
wider than prothorax, with rows of rather large punctures, becoming 
much smaller posteriorly and almost vanishing about apex. Flanks 
of prosternum closely striated throughout. Length, 3-5-3-75 mm. 
Hab. WesteRN AuvstrALIA (Baly collection, from 
F. du Boulay), Nichol Bay (Fry collection). Type in 
British Museum. 
The three specimens before me all differ somewhat in 
colour: on the type the elytra are castaneous, except for 
the suture, margins, and a subtriangular space on each 
side at the basal third, its tibiae and basal third of antennae 
are more or less obscurely reddish; the second specimen 
has the elytra black except for a small flavous spot on each 
shoulder and two large subapical spots; the third specimen 
may be immature, its elytra are as on the type, except 
that the markings are less sharply defined, its head and 
prothorax are partly pale and legs entirely so. In general 
appearance it is close to some forms of R. apicalis Jac. ; 
structurally, especially as regards the eyes, it is close to 
