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vals of tlie strii\3 narrow ; body beiieatli and legs chestnut- 

 brown, slightly glossy; tarsi dull testaceous. Length 3^ 

 lines. 



Allied to A. ^n'cicorfiis and A. tarsal is ^ the former, infer 

 aliaj has varying metallic elytra, and the latter a different 

 prothorax and coarsely punctured elytra. 



Amarygmus Cuindo. 



A. oblongo-ovalis, nitidus ; prothorace nip^ro ; clytris Inctc violaccis, 

 ccrto situ cyaneo-resplendens, leviter seriatim punctatis. 



Hah. Queensland. 



Oblong-oval, nitid ; head black ; eyes scarcely approximate; 

 antenna3 dark ferruginous, the last live joints thicker and 

 longer than the three preceding, but the third a little longer ; 

 prothorax glossy black, rather broad at the base, finely 

 punctured ; scutellum equilaterally triangular, black ; elytra 

 broadest, with the sides nearly parallel, along the middle third, 

 rich violet, with lightish blue reflections, finely seriate-punctate; 

 body beneath and legs chestnut-brown, glossy ; tarsi ferru- 

 ginous. Length 3^ lines. 



This is a beautiful and very distinct species, in size and 

 form resembling the last, but with a nearly perfectly oval 

 outline. 



Amarygmus pusiUus. 



A. ovalis, nigcr, parum nitidus; clytris fero opacis, striato-punc- 

 tatis, interstitiis impunctatis ; subtus pcdibusque castaneis. 



Hah. Kiama. 



Oval, black, a little nitid ; head dull black ; eyes not ap- 

 proximate ; antenna3 brown, gradually thicker from the third 

 joint, the last five especially so ; prothorax a little more nitid, 

 well rounded at the sides, very minutely punctured ; scutellum 

 triangular, black ; elytra nearly opaque, brownish black, 

 strongly striate-punctate, the ])unctures oblong-linear, the in- 

 tervals of the striffi broad, flattish, with a slight trace, in cer- 

 tain lights, of transverse linear impressions ; body beneath 

 and legs chestnut-brown, slightly glossy. Length 2J lines. 



The sculpture of the elytra seems to approach in its character 

 that of A. rugosusj Germ.; but the latter, inter alia^ has rugose 

 stride, which is not the case in the species before us. The 

 following has also striated elytra, but Avitli different sculpture. 



Amarygmus minutus. 



A. subobloiig'o-ovalis ; elytris fuscis, subiiitidis, fortiter striato- 



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