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prominulis) posticis obtusis; elytris confertim subtilius 
punctulatis ; unguiculis bifidis sed lobo interiori brevi. 
Var. ? maculatifrons differt capite macula magna nigra ornata, 
elytrorum vittis in sutura conjunctis et versus latera minus 
extensis. Long., 34 1.; lat., 131 
I do not know of any previously described species resembling 
this in coloring. The var. ? maculatifrons does not seem to differ 
from the type except in respect of its markings and in the sculp- 
ture of its head scarcely rugulose. 
N.S. Wales; sent to me by Mr. Masters from the Richmond 
River District ; the var. ? is from Queensland. 
SOLENIA. 
S. Cowleyi, sp. nov. Late ovata; nitida ; supra testacea, elytris 
ceruleis; subtus antice (capite prosternoque) testacea, 
postice (abdomine) picea, mesosterno et metasterno testaceis 
plus minusve infuscatis ; antennis piceis (articulis basalibus 
3 testaceis) ; pedibus testaceis, posticis cum tibiis tarsisque 
omnibus plus minusve picescentibus; capite lato levi; 
antennis quam corporis dimidium sat longioribus, articulo 
3° quam 2% sesquilongiori: prothorace convexo, quam 
longiori vix duplo latiori, vix manifeste punctulato, lateribus 
rotundatis, angulis anticis subdentiformibus, ad_ basin 
utrinque fovea impresso ; elytris sat crebre minus subtiliter 
(puncturis in parte antica subseriatim dispositis, in parte 
postica sat obsoletis) punctulatis. Long., 241—241.; lat., 
14—121. 
This genus has not, I believe, been previously reported as Aus- 
tralian. The above- species is no doubt very near S. Albertisi, 
Jac., but differs from it in several characters—e.g., its yellow 
scutellum and the well defined and comparatively strong 
puncturation of its elytra. 
N. Queensland ; taken by Mr. Cowley near Cairns. 
MICRANTIPHA (gen. nov. Galerucitarum). 
Caput convexum, inter oculos transversim sulcatum ; palporum 
maxillarium articulus apicalis brevis conicus acuminatus ; 
oculi sat parvi sat fortiter granulati ; antenne robust sat 
elongatz (articulo basali sat elongato, 2° 3° que inter se sat 
zequalibus minus brevibus, 4° quam 3"° parum longiori) ; 
prothorax transversus, mox ante basin transversim sulcatus ; 
scutellum parvum ; elytra oblonga; epipleure fere ad apicem 
continue ; prosternum inter coxas continuum ; metasternum 
sat elonyatum, antice haud productum ; coxe antice clause ; 
pedes sat robusti, tibiis sat cylindricis posticis breviter 
mucronatis; tarsi breves, articulo basali (? maris solum) - 
