Lea— On Austkai.ian Coleoptera 99' 



angular, velvety patch aliout tlic scutclluni. 'rra\ersint; the flat portion of the 

 elytra of the ty];e (which is prohahly a male) at about two-hfths from the base, 

 there is a feebly elevated 1/Ut distinct rid,L;e, liut as it is not quite symmetrical it 

 may be an accidental feature, and for this reason it has not been shown in the 

 figure. 



MESOLITA SCUTELLATA sp. nov. 



Dull reddish-brown., some parts almost black, let;^ and aiiteniiae reddish, in 

 parts ,!,diis-ed w itli pur|)le. Cidlbcd with ihie. de])ressed, brownish or greyish 

 pubescence, but variegated with |)ale spots riboul the sunnnit of the apical slope of 

 elx'tra. under-surface mostl\' with a whitish pubescence, but with a conspicuous 

 ochreous spot on each side of me^osternum and of metasternum, scutellum with 

 dense ochreous pubescence: a few long hairs about mouth; tibiae and tarsi 

 densel}- setose. 



Head with small, dense, normally concealed punctures; with a narrow 

 median line, -\ntennae thin, passing elytra, third joint almost as long as fourth 

 and hfth combined, these sul)e(|ual. the others gradually decreasing in length. 

 Prothorn.v slightly longer than wide, moderately con\ex. sides genlK- rounded in 

 middle, base and ape.x ecpial : punctures as on head. /:7yfra long and thin, at base 

 no wider than base of prothorax. slightly dilated at apical third and then nar- 

 rowed, with the apex of each produced in an acute spine; base strongly depressed 

 and with coarse punctures: elsewhere with punctures as on head. Legs long; 

 femora stout, hind ones ])assing elytra. Length. 7-9 mm. 



//(//'. Uueensland : Mount rambourine ( 1\. lllidge and .\. M. Lea). Type. 

 I.i).5io. 



.Structurally fairly close to .1/. liiu-Dlnta I'asc. but with very dififerent mark- 

 ings. The base of the head, base of elytra and parts of the sterna have the derm 

 blackish, and on one specimen the pronotum is almost black, the tips of most of 

 the antennal joints and the tarsi and tips of tibiae are infuscateil. ( )n the eh'tra 

 of two. of the four, specimens before me there are \ague remnants of [lale 

 |>ubescent markings about the base, but the only distinct markings consist of a 

 semicircular row of sjrots. six or eight in number, crowning the apical slope: the 

 clothing un the apical portion of the suture is also pale. The scutellum, owing 

 to its clothing, is very conspicuous. 



MESOLITA INTERRUPTA sp. nov. 



I'late ix. lig. 10. 



Reddish-brown; in places lilack or l)lackish, with a coppery gloss. Clothed 

 with short, depressed, variegated inibescence. 



