472 Mr. W. L. Distant on Austral t si an Peutatomidoe. ^ 



as breadtli between eyes, the lateral lobes distinctly longer 

 than the central lobe but not converging beyond it, central 

 lobe margined with black punctures on each side and an 

 outer marginal series of black punctures to each lateral lobe, 

 lateral margins moderately retlexed, apices o£ lateral lobes 

 subangulate ; antennfe piceous, first joint very short, second 

 longer than third, which is slightly thickened apically, fourth 

 and fifth longest and subequal in length ; pronotum about 

 twice as broad at base as medial length, coarsely darkly 

 punctate, a central longitudinal pale levigate line, the lateral 

 margins pale ochraceous, a little laminately reflexed ; seutel- 

 lum broad, about as long as broad at base, coarsely darkly 

 punctate, a black spot at each basal angle and a small black 

 spot at apex, a central pale longitudinal levigate line with 

 which a similar oblique line from each basal angle is fused, 

 near middle ; corium sparingly coarsely punctate ; mem- 

 brane greyish brown, the veins darker ; head and sternum 

 beneath greyish brown, very coarsely punctate, sternal mar- 

 gin pale ochraceous ; legs and abdomen ochraceous, the latter 

 with a sublateral black fascia on each side, the spiracles and 

 some minute marginal spots black, a triangular black spot 

 on anal segment ; femora speckled with fuscous. 



Long. 6 mm. 



Hub. N. Queensland (' Challenger' ExpecL. Brit, Mus.). 



Distinguished by the projecting apices of the lateral lobes 

 to the head. 



Genus Cephaloplatys. 

 CepJialoplatus, White, Ty. Ent. Soc. Load. ill. p. 91 (1842). 

 Cephaloplatys, StSl, Ofv. Vet.-Ak. Furb. 1867, p. 506 (emeud.). 



Type, C. pertyi, White. 



Cejjhaloplaty s jyallipes. 



Cephaloplatus 2yalli2}es, Walk. Cat. Het. ill. p. 641 (1868). 



This species, which was described by Walker from an un- 

 loealized specimen, has now been received rather freely by 

 the British Museum from Alexandria in North Australia. 



Cephahplatys reticulatus. 



Cephaloplatys reticidatus, Bergr. Proc. Eoy. Soc, Victoria, vii. p. 288 

 (1895). 



This species was originally described from Queensland. 

 Specimens now in the British Museum from W, Australia, 

 Violet Range, E. Murchison, also agree perfectly with 

 Bergroth's description. 



