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This is the insect which I mentioned (Pr.L.S.N.S.W., 

 1890, p. 529), as very close to deceytor^ Blackb., but probably 

 distinct. I had not at that time noticed the great difference 

 in the proportions of the apical two joints of the maxillary 

 palpi, and this character in combination with those men- 

 tioned in the note cited above satisfies me that the two are 

 valid species. 



New South Wales; Mulwala (Mr. Sloane). 

 H. accepta, sp. nov. Fem. ? Elongato-subovata ; subniticla ; 

 ruf o-brunnea, elytris rufis ; iridescens ; corpore subtus 

 pedibusque longe pilosis ; palporum maxillarium articulo 

 3° quam 'l'^" multo longiori, c|iiam 4"^ vix breviori ; an- 

 tennis 9-articulatis, articulo 4** quam 3'" sat longiori, 

 clava 3-articulata articulis 3-6 conjunctis longitudine sat 

 sequali ; clypeo sat elongato, fortiter reflexo, crebre vix 

 rugulose punctulato ; fronte crebre rugulose punctulata ; 

 prothorace quam longiori duplo latiori, antice sat angus- 

 tato, supra crebre fortius punctulato, lateribus sat for- 

 titer rotundatis anguste marginatis, basi sinuata, angulis 

 posticis rotundato-obtusis ; elytris fortius geminato- 

 striatis, crebre fortius (fere subrugulose) punctulatis : py- 

 gidio nitido, antice crebrius fortius punctulato in media 

 parte longitudinaliter subgibbo, postice subcoriaceo spar- 

 sim punctulato ; tarsorum posticorum articulo basali 

 quam 2'"' sat breviori. Long.. 10 1. : lat., 5^1. 

 Resembles H. Sloanei, Blackb., in colouring, but is red- 

 der and somewhat more nitid and iridescent. Longer and 

 narrower than Sloanei^ with the clypeus notably longer, the 

 joints of the palpi differently proportioned, the stipes of the 

 antennae longer, the elytra and pygidium differently punc- 

 tured. The pygidium of the unique type bears a few very 

 short, erect setae, which suggest the probability of its being 

 abraded. 



AVestern Australia : Coolgardie. 



H. jnmcfntissima, sp. nov. Fem.? Ovata : sat brevis ; sub- 

 nitida ; rufo-brunnea : iridescens ; corpore subtus pedi- 

 busque longe pilosis ; palporum maxillarium articulo 3'' 

 quam 2"' multo longiori quam 4"^ vix bre\dori ; antennis 

 9-articulatis, articulis 3° 4° que brevibus inter se sat 

 aequalibus, clava 3-articulata. quam articuli 2-6 conjuncti 

 paullo breviori : clypeo minus elongato, modice reflexo, 

 crebre fortiter punctulato : fronte confertim sat rugulose 

 punctulata : prothorace quam longiori duplo latiori, antice 

 sat angustato, supra crebre subtilius punctulato. lateri- 

 bus fortiter rotundatis anguste marginatis, basi parum 

 sinuata, angulis posticis late obtusis vix rotundatis ; elvtris 



