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much like that of C. (eneipemiis, Hope, but perhaps a little less 

 •close). 



This species is no doubt near C. 7iniformis, Thorns., and 

 minutissima, Thorns., the former of which, however, is said to 

 have the jDrothorax not transverse, the scutellum Isevigate, kc. ; 

 while the latter is said to be of the form of an Anthaxia (which 

 the present insect certainly is not), and also to have the prothorax 

 "punctate-rugose. " 



Victoria. 



<€. perplexa^ sp. nov. Sat elongata; convexa; sat nitida; nigricans, 

 cupreo-micans (prtesertim subtus), corpore subtus prothoracis 

 lateribus capiteque sparsim argenteo-pilosis ; capite fere 

 ajquali, antice leviter impresso, confuse sat fortiter vix crebre 

 punctulato; prothorace quam longiori dimidio (postice quam 

 antice vix perspicue) latiori, concentrice minus fortiter 

 striolato, lateril^us per carin.y intramarginalis intercessionem 

 vix tequalibus, hac fortiter arcuata marginem anticum ad 

 angulum lateralem vix attingenti; scutello subcoriaceo vix 

 perspicue punctulato; elytris intequaliter sat crasse rugulosis, 

 antice et ad latera fortiter transversim rugatis, lateribus 

 postice denticulatis. Long., 41.; lat.. If 1. 



This species belongs to a small group of Cissels (of which 

 •C. Lindi, mihi, may perhaps })e considered the type distinguished 

 by the extreme feebleness of the tooth on the claws, and also by 

 the peculiar form of the intra-marginal carina of tlie prothorax, 

 which is strongly arched, and touches (or nearly so) the true 

 lateral margin, both at the base and apex instead of ending 

 anteriorly (as in most species of Cisseis) on or close to the an- 

 terior margin considerably within its lateral extremity, and 

 which consequently more or less crosses the outline (as seen from 

 above) of the true lateral margin and makes the sides of the 

 prothorax, as viewed from above, seem more or less uneven. All 

 these species (as yet known to me) are entirely devoid of markings 

 formed by pubescence, and are found in Western and South- 

 Western Australia. 



The present species is distinguished from the others of the 

 group (independently of its more uniform and obscure coloring) 

 by the much coarser sculpture of its elytra. This is of the same 

 character as in most species of Cisseis (much as described above 

 in C. dispar), but the interspaces of the wrinkles are unusually 

 large, in front and towards the side being strongly transverse, 

 and in parts of the disc appearing almost like irregular pustules. 



Australia; I am not sure of the exact locality, but I have no 

 doubt it is Western. 



