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subtiliter punctulato,' Jateribus angustissime reflexo-margin- 

 atis leviter arcuatis, angulis cmnibus obtusis ; scutello 

 crebrius punctulato; elytris quam prolhorax vix latioribus 

 vi> duple Iciigioiibus, ad apicem truncatis, sat ciebre sub- 

 tilius squanioso-punctulatisj lateribus parum arcuatis ; 

 metastenio postice fere truncate, vix (nullo modo angulatim) 

 eroarginato. Long., 1 1. (vix.); lat., | 1. 



Tliis species dithers from all the preceding in its metasternum not 

 being angularly emarginate behind. In this character it agrees 

 with H. uniformis, Blackb. from which it differs inter alia in its 

 much lighter colour and much more closel}^ punctulate head. 



S. Australia (Eyre's Peninsula). 



Tabulation of the Australian Species of Haptoncura 

 knoavn to the writer. 



A. Elytra with sharply defined black and yellow 



markings ... ... ... ... ocularis, Fairm. 



AA. Elytra not having sharply defined markings. 



B. Pronotum confluently punctulate ... ... M ey r icki, '^Id.ckh. 



BB. Puncturation of pronotum not confluent. 

 C. Hind margin of metasternum angularly 

 emarginate in the middle. 

 D. Pronotum closely punctulate. 



E. Puncturation of elytra not squamose. 

 F, Elytra sparsely punctulate ... hrightensis, Blackb. 



FF. Elytra much more closely 



punctulate ... ... ... Sloanei, Blackb. 



EE. Puncturation of elytra squamose. 

 F. Sides of pronotum distinctly re- 

 flexed ... ... ... nelsonensig, Blackb. 



FF. Sides of pronotum not reflexed ... Undensis, B\a.ckh. 

 DD. Pronotum sparsely punctulate. 



E. Antennal club black ... ... sparsior, Blackb. 



EE. Antennal club testaceous ... ... daricinensis, B\a.ckh^ 



CC. Hind margin of metasternum verj^ wide 

 and nearly straight. 

 D. Head sparsely punctulate ... ... uniforrhis, Blackb. 



DD. Head closely punctulate ... ... eyrensis, Blackb. 



CRYPTARCHA. 



C. eleqantior^ sp. nov. Ovata : minus depressa ; sat nitida ; 

 pubescens ; nigro-picea, capite antice prothorace (marginibus 

 antico et postico exceptis) elytrorum marginibus lateralibus 

 et macula permagna communi triangulari basali antennis 

 pedibus et pygidii lateribus rufis ; capite pronotoque sat 

 grosse sat crebre punctulatis ; epistomo leviter biimpresso ; 

 prothorace fortiter transverso, antice angustato, lateribus 

 arcuatis reflexo-marginatis, angulis posticis (superne visis) 

 retrorsum inclinatis sat acutis, disco medio manifeste planato; 

 elytris ad apicem truncatis, sat fortiter punctulato-striatis,. 



