546 Mr. C. O. Waterliouse's Notes on 



aureis ; capite parvo, crebre punctato, oculis supra approxi- 

 matis ; thorace transverse, longitudine duplo latiori, leviter 

 convexo, parce punctato, angulis anticis longe porrectis 

 acutis divergentibus, lateribus leviter rotundatis, angulis 

 posticis fere rectis, margine postico leviter bisinuato ; eljtris 

 thorace paulo latioribus, quadruple longioribus, convexis, 

 subparallelis, ad apicem angustatis, fortiter discrete punc- 

 tatis (punctis magnis, hirtiferis), apice fere leevi, singulis 

 spina nigra acuta armatis ; antennis longis, articulo ultimo 

 piceo ; pedibus pilosis, unguiculis piceis. 



Long. 8 lin. ; lat. 3| lin. 



Hub. — Queensland. Brit. Mus. 



Note. — I have seen an insect in Mr. Pascoe's collection 

 which I have little doubt must be referred to this species. 

 It differs from the above in having the elytra distinctly 

 longer, and in having them entirely purple. This species 

 somewhat resembles Proplianes metallescens, Westw., but 

 belongs to Cyphalcus. 



Cijphaleus insignitus, Pascoe. 



The colour of the elytra varies in this species. The 

 specimen from Avhich Mr. Pascoe drew up his description 

 has the prevailing colour green. One in the Museum 

 collection has the elytra purple with blue reflections, and 

 a second specimen has them entirely purple. 



Note. — From the two descriptions the following are 

 evidently synonymous: — 



Cyphaleus Master sli, Pascoe, Ann. & Mag. N. Hist., 

 viii., 1871, p. 357. 



Cyphaleus chalyheipennis, MacLeay, Trans. Ent. Soc, 

 N. S. Wales, 1872, p. 286. 



The epipleurjB of the elytra are suddenly narrowed at 

 the apex in this species, and it should consequently be 

 placed in the genus Proplianes, 



Proplianes spinosiis, sp. nov. 



Elongatus, leviter convexus, nitidus, niger ; elytris 

 viridi-asneis, oblique purpureo-vittatis. Capite crebre 

 punctato, inter oculos fere la3vi; oculis magnis. Thorace 

 longitudine ^ latiori, leviter convexo, ad latera depresso, 

 discrete sat fortiter punctato, antice angustato margine 

 antico utrinque sinuato, angulis anticis longe porrectis 

 acutissimis divergentibus ; lateribus leviter flexuosis (fere 



