Gevtra and Species 0/ Colcoptcrti. 4H5 



equal to about (wo-thinls of their longlli, ylriuto-punctatc, the jniuo 

 tures very close, the intervals of the etriie with iiuin(;rou,s Hcuttered 

 punctures, -which are rather smaller than those of the strije, the striio 

 eight in number on each elytron, the 4th and 5th uniting,' posteriorly, 

 the 3rd and Gth also uniting beyond the two central, the remainder dis- 

 appearing shortly before tlie apex ; body beneatli, legs, and palpi brown, 

 with a thin greyish pile. Length (5 linens. 



Amanjijm us * nifjritarsis. 



A. oblongo-ovatus, sericeo-viridis ; capite, prothorace, antennis tarsisquc 

 nigiis, femoribus tibiisque ferrugineis; coi-jjore infra chalybeato. 



Hdb. (Queensland. 



Oblong-ovate; head, protliorax, and scutellum black, nearly impunc- 

 tate ; antenna? more than half the length of the body, black ; elytra 

 bright satiny green, striato-puuctate, the punctures minute, the rows 

 widel}' apart, also a short inner line at the base near the scutellum ; 

 body beneath glossy black ; femora and tibias reddish ferruginous ; 

 tarsi black. Length G lines. 



Amarygmus convexus. 



A. brevis, convexus, elliptico-ovatus ; capite et prothorace nigi-is ; elytris 

 cyaneis, subnitidis, seriatim punctatis ; antennis pedibusque ferrugineis. 



Hah. Queensland. 



Very convex, short, elliptic-ovate ; head and prothorax impunctate, 

 black ; clypeus and lip edged with ferruginous ; scutellum triangular, 

 black ; el}i;ra dark blue, seriate-pimctate, the punctures rather coarse, 

 the rows at moderate intervals ; two or three punctures on each side 

 the scutelliun ; body beneath black, the last two abdominal segments 

 glossy ; antennae, palpi, and legs ferruginous, the former about half the 

 length of the body. Length 4^ lines. 



I have a species from Sydney, nearly as convex, but much more 

 obloug ; these are the only two very convex species I have seen. 



Amarygmus tar salts. 



A. anguste ovatus, niger, subnitidus ; prothorace brevi ; el}-tris cyaneis, 

 seriatim punctatis ; antennis, tarsisque subferrugineis, pedibus et cor- 

 pore subtus nigrescentibus, nitidis. 



Hah. Queensland. 



Nan-owly ovate, moderately convex ; head and prothorax opake, black, 

 impunctate, the latter very short, the base rather strongly produced 

 towards the scutellum, the latter triangular, black ; elytra dark blue, 

 slightly nitid, seriate-punctate, the punctures oblong and somewhat 

 approximate, the rows at moderate intervals, a row of seven punctures 



* Dahnan, Anal. Ent. p. 60 ; Lacordaire, Gen. v, p. 473. 



