in the British Museum. 381 



corpora subtus tarsisque brunneis ; ovatus, parum convexus, 

 nitidus, pronoto subtilissime puuctato, lateribus coriaeeis, angulis 

 anticis acutis, posticis fere rectis, basi medio emarginato ; scutello 

 fere impunctato ; elytris sab crebre et sequaliter punctatis, punctis 

 nonnullis seriatis, apicibus paulo productis et divergentibus ; 

 pygidio rugoso, undique griseo-hirto ; processu inesosternali 

 longo, acuminato : • 



3, clypeo crebre punctato, subquadrato, margiae antico leviter 

 dilatata, reftexa, medio levdter iacisa, pygidio detecto, obliquo, 

 tibiis anticis obsolete tridentatis: 



$ , clypeo rugoso, parum brevi, arcuato, elytris extus ante medium 

 leviter dilatatis, apicibus magis productis, pygidium tegentibus, 

 tibiis anticis acute tridentatis. 



Long. 26-29 mm. ; lat. max. 15-17 mm. 



Northern Territory of Australia : Macdonnell Range, 

 Hermannsburg (/f. J. Hillier). 



Although considerably larger and without sharply pointed 

 elytra, there is a distinct similarity in colour, sculpture, and 

 general form between this species and A. acuminatus, Ohaus. 

 It is dark purplish brown beneath and very pale above, 

 especially upon the elytra, with an extremely faint bluish 

 metallic lustre, which upon the latter changes to golden 

 green. The extremities of the elytra are produced and 

 minutely serrated, but rounded instead of acuminate at the 

 tips. 



The clypeus of the male is longer and broader than that 

 of A. acuminatus, with the front margin minutely notched in 

 the middle and less strongly refiexed. That of the female 

 is of the usual rounded shape, but not very broad. 



One male and three females were sent at different dates 

 by Mr. Hillier. 



Anoplognathus aurora, sp. n. (PI. VIII. fig. 6.) 



Aureo-flavus, refulgens, corpora subtus, pygidio tarsisque aeneo- 

 viridibus, elytris, femoribus tibiisque roseo-metallicis ; elongatus, 

 parum convexus, corporis subtus lateribus sat longe ac dense 

 griseo-pubescentibus, processu mesosternali longo et acuto ; pro- 

 tboracis disco minute punctato, lateribus subtiliter rugosis, 

 angulis anticis acutis, posticis paulo obtusis, basi medio emar- 

 ginato ; scutello fere impunctato ; elytris sat crebre et sequaliter 

 punctatis, punctis nonnullis seriatis, apicibus productis, separatim 

 rotundatis, minute serratis ; pygidio rugoso, fere nudo : 



cJ , clypeo subquadrato, margine antico paulo dilatato, arcuato, 

 reflexo. 



Loiik. 2S-30 mm. ; lat. max. 14-15 mm. 



