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M. occidentalism sp. nov. Oblongo-ovatus ; niger, capite (vertice 



summo excepto), prothorace, antennarum basi, pedibusque 



testaceis ; elytris viridibus ; his subtiliter minus crebre baud 



rugulose punctulatis ; subtus parce pubescens ; epipleuris 



apicem fere attingentibus. Long., 2^ 1. ; lat. 1 1. 



The sculpture of the head does not differ noticeably from the 



same in M. Meyricki, and the antenna? scarcely differ except in 



having the basal three joints testaceous and the fourth fuscous.. 



The prothorax is nearly twice as wide as long, and has the angles 



less prominent and thickened than in 31. Meyricki, but otherwise 



is very similar. The puncturation of the elytra is much less close 



and a little less strong than in that insect. 



Western Australia ; taken by E. Meyrick, Esq. 



M. modesta, sp. nov. Oblonga ; capite abdomineque nigris, 

 prothorace pedibusque rufo-testaceis, elytris viridi-nigris, 

 antennis palpisque fuscis ; elytris sat crasse sat crebre 

 squamose punctulatis ; subtus parce pubescens ; epipleuris. 

 apicem versus anguste continuatis. Long., If 1. ; lat., -| 1. 



Var. Corpus plus minus obscurum fere usque ad totum 

 nigrum. 

 As regards colour, I have seldom seen a more variable species, 

 than this ; all the parts that are not black or greenish-black in 

 the type appear liable to be so exceptionally, except the tibiae 

 (which are more or less testaceous in all the examples I have 

 seen) and the tarsi, which do not seem to get beyond dark brown. 

 The head does not differ notably from that of M. occidentaJis, 

 except in having the furrow between the eyes angulated in the 

 middle ; the prothorax, too, is similar in proportions and outline, 

 except that its front margin is equal to (not as in M. occidentaJis 

 a little narrower than) the base; it is, however, much more 

 sparingly punctured, and has no transverse depression across the 

 middle. The elytra are rather coarsely and squamosely, but not 

 closely, punctured; compared with those of Luperus flavij^es, Linn, 

 (which this insect somewhat resembles), they are more coarsely 

 and squamosely punctulate ; they are considerably narrowed at 

 the apex. The third joint of the antennae is very little longer 

 than second, the fourth equals the second and third together, and 

 is a little longer than the fifth. The elytral epipleur^e are very 

 narrow^, but can be traced to near the apex. All the tibiae are 

 mucronated. 



Monohpta croceicoUis, Germ., must be much like some varieties' 

 of this insect in respect of size and colours, but inter alia that 

 species is said to have the third and fourth joints of the antennae- 

 "subequal." 



Common near Port Lincoln. I have not seen it from other 

 localities. 



