3'JO Mr. A. M. Lea on 



but they were included as being very close to some that 

 ■were taken by him. 



MalacodermidsB. 

 Telephorus gracilipictus, sp. n. 



(J . Head (except part of front, mouth-parts, and middle 

 of under surface), middle of metasternum, knees, and apex of 

 abdomen black ; six apical joints of antennae and upper surface 

 of the others, most of hind tibiae and parts of the others, 

 and parts of all the tarsi more or less deeply infuscated ; 

 elytra of a rather dark metallic green ; elsewhere more or 

 less reddish flavous. With very short pale pubescence. 



Head about as long as the width across eyes, three im- 

 pressions between eyes, the median one subtriangular and 

 fairly distinct, the others shallow, two smaller ones behind 

 them. Antenuse thin, passing middle of elytra, fourth joint 

 slightly longer than fifth and distinctly longer than second 

 and third combined. Prothorax slightly longer than wide; 

 median line short and distinct, sides irregularly impressed 

 longitudinally, base rather widely and shallowly depressed. 

 Elytra rather narrow, diminishing in width from about 

 basal fourth ; densely and coarsely punctate, punctures 

 smaller across base than elsewhere. 



Length 6^-7^ mm. 



Hab. Queensland : Kuranda, 



In some respects close to nobilitutus and viridipennis (in 

 my table in Trans. Ent. Soc. London, 1908, p. 114, it 

 would be associated with the latter), but the prettily varie- 

 gated legs are at once distinctive. In appearance it is close 

 to Selenurus granulatus, but the prothorax is of different 

 shape and of one colour, and most of the head is black. 



The surface of the elytra, except about the base, might lie 

 regarded as granulate-punctate. From some directions 

 vague traces of an elevated line are visible on each. The 

 abdomen is greatly shrivelled in the (two) specimens before 

 me, but the subapical segment is certainly deeply incised. 



Telephorus froggatti, M acl . 



Mr. Bryant has taken at Kuranda three specimens that I 

 cannot structurally distinguish from froggatti. They diflf'er, 

 however, in having the head entirely pale and the elytra 

 entirely smoky brown ; but, as there are several intermediate 

 forms in my own collection, they probably represent a 

 variety only. 



