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margined and decreasing in width from l)ase to apex ; with minute punctures in 

 front, becoming sharply defined in the front angles, absent or extremely minute 

 elsewhere. Scutdhnii \ery minute. I'Aytra short, base truncate, outlines (as 

 seen from above) continuous with those of prothorax ; with very minute punc- 

 tures; epipleurae wide on basal half, ami traceable to Ijeyond middle of abdomen, 

 shallowly depressed at base. Abdomoi and parts of presternum with dense and 

 sharply-defined punctures of moderate size, much smaller on rest of under- 

 surface. Length, 2 — 2 '5 mm. 



Hab. Tasmania (A. Sinison. No. o.^23). Type, I. 10701. 



.\n oval, highly-polished green species, in general appearance close to 

 Pcdilophorus brynphcujus, but elytra with scarcely visible punctures, and none on 

 most of prothorax : the under-surface and legs are paler, and the depression on 

 the base of the elytral epipleurae much shallower, 



PEDILOPHORUS POLYCHROMUS sp. nov. 



Head and ])r()thorax copi)ery-greeu, the former d.iluted with red in front; 

 elytra coppery-purple, with a slight greenish gloss : under-surface. legs, anteimae, 

 and ijalpi more or less flavous. Upper-surface moderatelv clothed with golden 

 ])ubescence, mixed with longer and darl<er hairs ; under-surface and legs with 

 very short, pale pubescence. 



Head with crowded, partially concealed punctures. Antennae short, club 

 three-jointed. Prothorax strongly convex, about thrice as wide as long; with 

 crowded and (when not concealed by clothing) sharply-defined punctures, 

 becoming subconfluenl on parts of sides. Elytra with outlines continuous with 

 those of prothorax ; punctures smaller and less crowded ; epipleurae not distinct 

 beyond middle of metasternum. Length. 2 mm. 



Hab. Xew South Wales; Dorrigo ( W. Heron). Type (unique), 1.10702. 



-V beautiful species with variegated colour and clothing, although not as in 

 Pcdilophorus multicolor or Pedihphorns carinaticcps ; it is the first brightly 

 metallic species of the family recorded from the mainland, although many are 

 now known from Tasmania. The elytra ha\e a vaguely spotted appearance, 

 owing to irregularity of clutiiing due to several semi-nude sjjaces ; their punctures 

 are considerably sparser and smaller than on the prothorax, although some of 

 them are subasperate. The abdomen is missing from the type, but the punctures 

 on the rest of the under-surface are fairly dense anrl sharplv defined. 



PEDILOPHORUS ATRONITENS sp. nov. 



Black and shining, front of i>rothorax and abdomen ol>scurely reddish ; legs, 

 antennae and palpi paler, but se\enth-niiUh joints of antennae infuscated. 



