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segment of the male quite different. The antenne of the male 
are about three-quarters the length of the body. 
Victoria and Tasmania; in mountainous places. 
HL. gravida, sp. nov. Elongato-ovalis ; sat nitida ; «nea, corpore 
subtus antennis pedibusque obscuris; capite antennisque 
fere ut precedentis, sed his paullo brevioribus ; prothorace 
minus transverso (quam longiori circiter quarta parte latiori), 
subcoriaceo et sparsim subtiliter (latera versus magis grosse) 
punctulato, antice parum angustato, ante basin sat profunde 
sulcato, lateribus minus arcuatis ; elytris sat crebre sat subt- 
iliter subobsolete punctulatis, ad latera fortiter sulcatis 
(sulco et intus et extus longe ultra medium carina forti 
marginato). 
Maris tibiis intermediis (exempli typici) extrorsum fortiter 
curvatis : segmento ventrali apicali ad apicem certo adspectu 
fortiter trilobato. Long., 3—-32 1.; lat., 14 1 
Resembles in general appearance and color the species men- 
tioned above as being probably //. corrusca, Er., but inter alia 
much larger, with the lateral furrows and carine of its elytra 
very much stronger. The apical ventral segment does not present 
much difference, but the extraordinary middle tibix of its male 
which are very strongly bent outwards at the apex (if not a 
deformity of the unique male that I have seen) furnish a very 
striking character. In any case the present species 1s an ex- 
tremely distinct one. I have two female examples from N.S. 
Wales which [ attribute to this species but cannot be sure of their 
identity without knowing their male. 
S. Australia; Murray River District, &c. 
The following table shows the distinctive characters of the 
species attributed to Australia that there seems to be more or 
less reason to regard as true //altice (the doubt, in my opinion, 
being about the first two) :— 
A. Underside testaceous. 
B. Elytra testaceous .. bis a .. ferruginis, Blackb. 
BB. Elytra metallic... se Sis ... Splendida, Oliv. 
AA. Underside dark. 
B. Sublateral sulcus of elytra feeble and not: limited 
by a sharply defined carina. 
C. Apical ventral segment of male not tuberculate. 
D. Upper surface metallic blue or purple ... australis, Blackb, 
DD. Upper surface zeneous or bronzy corrusca, Er. 
CC. Apical ventral segment of male bituberculate paygana, Blackb. 
BB. Sublateral sulcus of elytra strong and limited 
by a sharp carina. 
C. Apical ventral segment of male with a large 
impression before the apex (color brassy) .... gravida, Blackh. 
CC. Apical ventral segment of male even or nearly 
so (color coppery) sh) Ae ... dgnea, Blackb. 
