new species of Clerldce. 255 



depressed pubescence, and erect hairs ; humerus a 111 tie 

 prominent. Legs, anteiina3 and mouth entirely ferru- 

 gineous red. 



Ilab. — AV. Australia ( De Boulaj) ; coll. Fry. Unique. 



Lemidia suturuUs, n; sp. 



Elongata nigro-picea, nitida, parce pubescens, fronte, 

 antennis, palpis, pedibus anticis et intermedlis ferrugineis, 

 sutura, fasciaque mediana extns abbreviata, elytrorum 

 basi, limbo ad basin et apicem tenuissime testaceis. 



Long. 2 — 2 1 lin. 



Head, excepting the crown, red. Eyes moderately 

 prominent. Elytra widened a little from the base, punc- 

 tate-striate, pimctures detached and deep, suture rather 

 widely, and a fascia a little beyond the middle, Avhich is 

 abbreviated to half the Avidth of the elytra, testaceous; 

 base and margin very narroAvly yellow, except in the 

 middle, hind legs black, excepting the extreme tip of 

 femora and middle of tibiae. 



Ilab.—^V. Australia (De Boulay); coll. Fry. 



Lemidia pilosa, n. sp. 



Cuprea, dense cinereo-pubescens, obsolete crebre punc- 

 tata, fronte, antennis, palpis, pedibusque pallide testaceis. 

 Long. 2^ lin. 



Head Avith the eyes moderately prominent. Thorax 

 sub-quadrate, sides angularly widened in the middle. 

 Elytra at base about equal in Avidth to the eyes, Avidened 

 to extremity, their apical margin paler; the upper side is 

 of a delicate dove colour, Avith a violet tinge, densely 

 clothed Avith de|)ress; d shining ashy pile. 



Hab. — Australia ( Freeman tie ) ; coll. Gorham. 



Easily distinguished from any of its congeners known 

 to me, by the thick pile ; the eyes are minutely cut out, and 

 the antcnnie clubbed just as in typical LcmiclicB. 



Leuiidia concinna, n. sp. 



Nigra, nitida, glabra; fronte, antennis, pal))is, femo- 

 ribus basi testaceis ; ely tris basi, fasciaque mediana, a sutura 

 interru])ta albis, apice piceo-marginato. 



Long, vix 2 lin. 



Head, Avith the face and mouth organs, testaceous. 

 Antenna}, club four-jointed, stout. Thorax Avith the sides 



