358 Mr. F. P. Pascoe on some new or little-hiown 



darker^ inclining to pitcliy ; antennre, except the basal joint, lower part 

 of tlie tibiae and tarsi pubescent ; mandibles black at tlie apex ; terminal 

 joint of the maxillary palpi elongate, scarcely triangular, of the labial 

 narrowly triangular j abdomen impunctate, pale luteous. Length 4 

 lines. 



Clttus [CerambycidseJ. 

 Eabriciiis, Syst. Eleuth. torn. ii. p. 345 (1801). 



Sect. Antennge setaceae, corpore vix longiores. Prothorax ovatus. 

 Femora vix clavata. 



Clytus jpatronus. 



C. elongatus, subcylindricus, flavo-aurantiacus; prothorace elliptico-ovato ; 

 elytris apice truncatis, exteme spinosis, maculis duabus marginalibus 

 obliquis fasciaque postica atris. 



Hah. Batchian. 



Elongate, subcylindrical, pubescent, yellowish-orange, light on the 

 elytra j head nearly vertical, quadrate in front, with a semilunar im- 

 pression on each side between the eye and epistome ; eyes dark brown, 

 tips of the mandibles black ; antennae setaceous, rather longer than the 

 body, a little hairy beneath, the fourth joint shorter than either the 

 third or fifth ; prothorax eUiptic-ovate, with narrow anterior and 

 posterior margins ; scutellum subtriangular, rounded below ; elytra 

 rather wider than the prothorax, gradually tapering to the apex, which 

 is truncate, with the outer angle terminating in a spine j each elytron 

 with three equidistant, black spots, the two first oblique (downwards 

 and outwards), not connected at the suture, the third forming a con- 

 tinuous band near the apex ] legs rather long, slender ; body beneath 

 rather glossy, slightly pubescent. Length 7 lines. 



C. Balyi, Pasc, is the nearest ally of this handsome species. 



Sect. Antennae sublineares, compressae, corpore vix longiores. Pro- 

 thorax globosus, postice constrictus. Femora hand clavata. 



Clytus diojphtliah 



C. rufo-castaneus, sericeus ; prothorace maculis duabus nigris ; elytris 

 brevibus, parallelis, integris, dimidio apicali nigris, valde sericeis. 



Hah. Queensland (Moreton Bay). 



Reddish-chestnut, silky, covered with numerous very fine, erect 

 hairs ; head subtriangidar in front ; eyes reddish brown, tips of the 

 mandibles black ; antennae rather long, sublinear, compressed, especially 

 the terminal joints, the third and fifth of equal length, the fourth much 

 shorter; prothorax nearly globose, except at the base, where it is 

 strongly constricted, the disk with a large black spot on each side ; 

 scutellum nearly triangular ; elytra rather short, somewhat depressed, 

 the sides parallel, the humeral angle produced, the apex entire, rounded, 

 and very convex, posteriorly (but rather less than the half) black, very 



