in the British Museum. 381 



corpore subtus tarsisque brunneis ; ovatus, parura convexus, 

 nitidus, pronoto subtilissitne puaetato, lateribus coriaeeis, angulis 

 anticis acutis, posticis fere rectis, basi medio emarginato ; scutello 

 fere impunctato ; elytris sat erebre et aequaliter punctafcis, pancfcis 

 nouuullis seriatis, apicibas paulo productis et divergeatibas ; 

 pygidio ragoso, undique griseo-hirto ; processu mesosternali 

 longo, acuminata : 



S , clypeo erebre puaetato, subquadrato, margine antico leviter 

 dilatata, refiexa, medio leviter iucisa, pygidio detecto, obliquo, 

 tibiis aaticis obsolete trideutatis: 



$ , clypeo rugoso, parum brevi, arcuato, elytris extus ante medium 

 leviter dilatatis, apicibas magis productis, pygidium tegeatibas, 

 tibiis anticis acute tridentatis. 



Long. 26-29 mm. ; lat. max. 15-17 mm. 



Northern Territory of Australia : Macdonnell Range, 

 Hermanusburg (//. J. Hillier^). 



Although considerably larger and without sharply pointed 

 elytra, there is a distinct similarity in colour, sculpture, and 

 general form between this species and A. acuminatus, Ohaus. 

 It is dark purplish brown beneath and very pale above, 

 especially upon the elytra, with an extremely faint bluish 

 metallic lustre, which upon the latter changes to golden 

 green. The extremities of the elytra are produced and 

 minutely serrated, but rounded instead of acuminate at the 

 tips. 



The clypeus of the male is longer and broader than that 

 of A. acuminatus, with the front margin minutely notched in 

 the middle and less strongly reflexed. That of the female 

 is of the usual rounded shape, but not very broad. 



One male and three females were sent at different dates 

 by Mr. Hillier. 



Anoplognathus aurora, sp. n. (PI. VIII. fig. 6.) 



Aureo-flavus, refulgens, corpore subtus, pygidio tarsisque seneo- 

 viridibus, elytris, femoribus tibiisque roseo-metallicis ; elongatus, 

 parum convexus, corporis subtus lateribus sat longe ac dense 

 griseo-pubescentibus, processu mesosternali longo et acuto ; pro- 

 tboracis disco minute punctato, lateribus subtiliter rugosis, 

 angulis anticis acutis, posticis paulo obtusis, basi medio emar- 

 ginato ; scutello fere impunctato; elytris sat erebre et aequaliter 

 punctatis, punctis nonnullis seriatis, apieibus productis, separatim 

 rotundatis, minute serratis ; pygidio rugoso, fere uudo : 



J , clypeo subquadrato, margine antico paulo dilatato, arcuato, 

 retlexo. 



Loii£. 28-30 mm. : lat. max. 14-15 mm. 



