D7 
The most striking character of this insect is the absence of the 
longitudinal impression that is so conspicuous on the elytra of 
{at any rate most of) its Australian congeners. In colouring 
(which, however, is probably variable) it resembles the W. Aus- 
tralian species that Mr. Champion calls “ luteipennis, Macl. ?” 
but differs from it (judging from the description) inter alia by 
‘the much closer puncturation of its prothorax and elytra. 
S. Australia. 
4. capito, sp. nov. Nigra, capite (parte inter labrum et antennas 
excepta) mandibulis basin versus antennarum basi palpis 
prothorace elytris tibiarum spinis tarsorumque unguiculis 
ferrugineo-rufis ; capite antice subtilius (postice vix mani- 
feste) punctulato ; prothorace supra sat equali, sat fortiter 
erebre (sed basin versus mediam multo minus crebre) 
punctulato, lobo mediano postice truncato, angulis posticis 
leviter divergentibus; elytris in disco longitudinaliter 
impressis, sat fortiter crebre (antice vix minus crebre) 
punctulatis. Long., 441.; lat., 131. 
The colouring of the two examples that I have seen of this 
species may be briefly characterised as entirely ferruginous red 
above, including the hind half of the head, and entirely black 
beneath, the only exception being the palpi, the base of the 
antenne, the apical spines of the tibie, and the claws fer- 
ruginous, the front half the head black and some of the 
tarsal joints inclining to piceous. I have no doubt but that 
the colouring of the head is a reliable character, in which 
-ease this insect needs distinguishing only according to the 
tabulation (above), but it may be added that it differs also 
from #. Championi, Blackb., by the presence of a well-defined 
discal impression on the elytra, from /uteipennis, Champ. (? Macl.), 
by the close puncturation of its elytra, and that the difference in 
the colouring of almost every part from that of tricolor, Gerst. 
far surpasses the limits of probable variation. (Unfortunately 
Gerstacker’s description is scarcely precise enough to allow a 
minute comparison of structural characters.) If there should 
‘turn out to be a black-headed form of this species it would come 
nearest to diversiceps and sobrina, from the former of which it 
differs inter alia by the lateral margin of its elytra very much 
more strongly sinuate behind the shoulder, and from the latter 
by the evident divergence of the prothoracic hind angles, and the 
much less close puncturation of its prothorax. 
Victoria. 
E. punctulaticeps, sp. nov. Tota nigra, oris membris plus minusve 
piceis vel rufescentibus exceptis; minus nitida; supra 
(capite incluso) crebre subfortiter (fere ut JZ. sobrina, 
Waterh.) punctulata, puncturis sat elongatis; elytrorum 
disco longitudinaliter impresso. 
