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R. fasciculatus, sp. nov. Late ovalis; nitidus; sat convexus ; 
niger, abdomine vix rufescenti, elytris violaceis, capite 
antice antennis palpis geniculis anticis tarsisque rufo-testa- 
ceis; setis elongatis erectis nigris et fasciculis niveis 
brevioribus intermixtis vestitus ; capite prothoraceque minus 
sparsim elytris sparsissime inzequaliter, perspicue punctu- 
latis; prothorace quam longiori circiter duplo (postice 
quam antice haud multo) latiori ; prosterno medio planato, 
spatio anes lato postice sat parellelo antice acuminato. 
Long., 141. ; lat., #1. 
A very distinct species on account of the rich violet colour of 
its elytra, and the fascicles of snowy-white hairs with which they 
are spotted. The head of the type is so drawn back into the 
prothorax that I cannot examine the eyes very satisfactorily, but 
I can see that they are more or less coarsely granulated, and as 
all the other characters agree well with Ahiz iio I fee no hesi- 
tation in referring the pr esent insect to that genus. 
Queensland; taken by Mr. Koebele, near Toowoomba, on 
Lugenia. 
RR. apicalis, sp. nov. Ovalis; sat convexus; nitidus; argenteo- 
pubescens et setis erectis pallidis sparsim vestitus; piceo- 
niger, labro palpis antennis femoribus anticis tibiis tarsisque 
omnibus et abdomine plus minusve testaceo-rufis, elytrorum 
parte apicali (hac bene determinata) sanguinea; prothorace 
circiter duplo (postice quam antice haud multo) latiori, 
antice utrinque oblique late obscure impresso, minus perspicue 
punctulato, lateribus fere rectis, angulis anticis rotundatis 
posticis sat rectis ; elytris sparsim sat fortiter punctulatis ; 
prosterno medio longitudinaliter depresso, spatio depresso tri- 
angulari. Long., 14 1.; lat., 41. 
The sharply defined bright-red apical part of the elytron 
readily distinguishes this species from all its near allies yet 
described. 
N.S. Wales; taken by Mr. Koebele in the Richmond River 
District. 
& cerulens, sp.nov. Ovalis; sat convexus; nitidus ; rufo-piceus, 
antennis palpis prothoracis lateribus et margine antico tibiis 
tarsisque dilutioribus, prothoracis disco elytrisque obscure 
ceeruleis, ; fulvo-pubescens et setis fulvis sparsim vestitus ; 
prothorace quam longiori fere duplo (postice quam antice 
haud multo) latiori distincte sat crebre punctulato, lateribus 
leviter arcuatis, angulis anticis rotundatis posticis fere rectis; 
elytris crebre minus fortiter punctulatis ; prosterno medio 
longitudinaliter depresso, spatio depresso lato parallelo. 
Loug., 1213 dat: £1. 
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