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HelopJiorus, but in some specimens tlie dark markings are more 

 obscure, and the resemblance to Helopliorus less noticeable, 



AVoodville, among dea.d leaves, &Q.. Not common. 



L. onino7\ sp. no v. Sat nitidus ; minus elongatus ; minus con- 



vexus ; rufus ; capite baud canaliculato ; protborace an- 



gusto, antice quam postice paullo latiori, obsolete areolato, 



pone medium constricto ; eljtris seriatim punctulatis, 



interstitiis alternis subtiliter costatis. Long., |-f 1. 



Kesembles L. semicostatus in sbape but smaller, of a lively 



red colour, tbe tborax mucb narrower and tbe elytra differently 



costate. Tbe tborax is scarcely a tbird tbe widtb of tbe elytra 



at tbeir widest part, its surface is obscurely areolate, but tbe 



raised lines limiting tbe concave spaces are so faint tbat tbey 



cannot be traced continuously. Tbe punctures in tbe rows on 



tbe elytra are shallow and ratber small, tbe elevated alternate 



interstices very fine and sligbtly raised but quite clearly 



traceable. Tbe tbird of tbese costsB is tbe most conspicuous ; 



it commences at tbe sboulder and near tbe apex turns inward 



towards tbe suture, wbicb it nearly reacbes. In some examples 



tbe bead and tborax are a little infuscated. 



Port Lincoln ; also near Adelaide. 

 L. apicalis, sp. nov. Minus nitidus ; minus elongatus ; sat 

 convexus ; f usco-brunneus ; capite canaliculato ; protbor- 

 ace antice quam postice paullo latiori, distincte areolato 

 pone medium constricto ; elytris seriatim punctulatis, 

 interstitiis alternis costatis ; costis puncturisque apicem 

 versus deficientibus. Long., ^ 1, 

 Eatber closely allied to tbe preceding ; apart from colour, 

 however, tbis insect differs from it in being of a less parallel 

 form (baving tbe elytra considerably narrower at tbe base tban 

 bebind) and in tbe sculpture of tbe elytra. Tbese bave tbe 

 rows of punctures mucb more obscure and tbe raised alternate 

 interstices evidently wider ; tbe sculpture moreover becomes 

 sligbt and sub-obsolete near tbe apex, wbereas in L. minor it is 

 most strongly defined in tbat part. 



Port Lincoln. 

 L. pimctipennis, sp. nov. Sat nitidus ; sat elongatus ; sat con- 

 vexus ; piceo-ruf US ; capite canaliculato ; protborace an- 

 tice quam postice paullo latiori, areolato, pone medium 

 constricto ; elytris seriatim crassissime punctulatis ; inter- 

 stitiis alternis costatis. Long., 4- 1. 

 Very similar to L. apicalis in sbape, but differs strongly from 

 it and from all tbe preceding by tbe extremely coarse punctura- 

 tion of tbe elytra. Tbe punctures in tbe pairs of rows between 

 tbe cost* are so large tbat tbe rows run into eacb otber trans- 

 versely and present tbe appearance of eacb interval between 



