386 



2us parum breviori, quam 3"^ parum longiori : unguiculis 

 appendiculatis. Long., 44- 1.; lat., 2^ 1. 



This species is a near ally of H. fortis, Blackb., differing 

 from it widely, however, by its less opaque surface and by 

 the uppermost external tooth of the front tibiae scarcely in- 

 dicated and the surface of its elytra without any rugulosity; 

 in fortis the uppermost tooth being acute and quite normally 

 defined and the surface of the elytra quite strongly, though 

 not coarsely, rugulose. Other distinctions will be found by 

 comparing the descriptions of the species. The present insect 

 probably varies in colour. 



New South Wales : Mulwala (given to me by Mr. 

 Sloane). 



LONGICORNES. 

 Demonassa. 

 D. capitalis, sp. nov. Elongata ; picea, pube ferruginea et 

 alba variegata ; ilia in capite ad latera et circum oculos, 

 in pronoto maculatim, in elytris basin versus et macu- 

 latim pone medium, et in sternis abdomineque macu- 

 latim disposita ; hac in pronoto ad latera posita, in 

 elytris fasciam latam antemedianam et pone medium 

 maculas multas facienti, metasternum fere totum vesti- 

 enti, in abdominis lateribus et in tarsis disposita ; fronte 

 inter oculos fere parallela vix manifeste punctulata ; pro- 

 thorace fere ut D. dicJiotomi, Newm. {i.e., cristis 2 bifidis 

 discoidalibus et tuberculis parvis multis instructo) ; 

 elytris basin versus tuberculis multis instructis (e his 

 tuberculo quam ceteri majore mox pone basin inter 

 suturam humerumque mediano sat elevato), ante medium 

 grosse sparsim punctulatis (puncturis inter pubem nigris 

 apparentibus), mox pone medium subtilius punctulatis, 

 in parte tertia apicali fere Isevibus, ad apicem fortiter 

 bispinosis, in parte postica dimidia costa lata obtusa 

 longitudinali laevi instructis ; antennis (exempli typici) 

 quam corpus sat longioribus pube ferruginea et alba plus 

 minusve vestitis, subtus ciliatis. Long., 12 1.; lat., 4 1. 



Resembles D. dichotoma, Newm. Apart from the dis- 

 tinct colouring and pattern of its pubescence it differs from 

 that species, inter alia, by its forehead nearly parallel-sided 

 between the eyes, by the principal tubercle of the elytra 

 being very much smaller and placed much closer to the base, 

 by the puncturation of the front half of the elytra much 

 coarser and less close, by the hind part of the elytra almost 

 punctureless, and by the apex of its elytra strongly bispinose. 



North Queensland (Cairns) ; sent by Mr. French. 



