84 Rev. H. 8. Gurhuiii'.s Not(i.'< on the 



Lacordaire takes ImtabUis Xewm. as the type, but ill his 

 Monograph Spinola seems to consider New to be so, and oistahilis 

 is figured [pi. 28, fig 1.] without antennte. I think there is no 

 doubt the American species must be separated from the Aus- 

 tralian, and would suggest the name PIdogistas for the latter 

 genus. I have not, however, ventured on the alteration at 

 present, not having had an opportunity of examining any 

 American species referred to this genus. Chevr. [Rev. et Mag. 

 de Zool. 1874 p. 48] describes three species from Cuba, hasicoUis, 

 tdho-(/nthdatus, and bdineafus. 



AaUcus bitietiiatm, Sjnn. II p. 148, G. and H. Cat. p. 1739 

 forms the type of his genus Muisca, and notwithstanding 

 Lacordaire's note. Gen. des. Col. p. 452, it seems that this 

 species must be dissociated from the remainder. The club of the 

 antennte is serrate. 



AuLicus, Spinola. 



Aulicus iniperirdis, n. sp. 



Cieruleus, nitidus, thorace violaceo, disco fossulato, lateribus 

 fortius ampliatis, - elytris fortiter striato-punctatis, lateribus 

 purpureis. Long. lin. 3|-4. 



Head blue, distinctly rather coarsely punctured, a small shallow 

 fovea between the eyes. Antennie and palpi yellow. Thorax 

 with its sides very much widened below the anterior constriction, 

 and equally narrowed before and behind, disc much depressed, 

 bluish violet above, blue beneath. Elytra with rows of closely 

 packed large square punctures, ceasing before the apex, those 

 nearest the suture and margin terminating first, of a beautiful 

 blue at the suture as far as the first row of punctures and to the 

 second near the scutellum, the remainder of a fine co^jpery 

 violet or purple. Legs blue, purple above. 



Hab. Queensland, (Saunders). 



Aidicas sculpt as, Mc. Leay, Tr. E. S. X.S. W., 1875 {Thaitasimns.) 



Subtus cceruleus, capite thoraceque leneo-piceis, elytris fortiter 

 striato-punctatis, fascia mediana purpurea, vel violacea, basi, 

 apiceque purpureo, aiiieo, viridique variegatis. Long. lin. 3|-4. 



Head punctured, eyes not prominent, thorax a little wider 

 than head, rather thickly and distinctly punctured, disc even, 

 anterior constricted line deep, sides not much widened but 



