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Hab. — Queensland: Stewart River (W. D. Dodd). Type (unique), 

 I. 12865. 



Allied to L. micros, but, apart from colour, differs in having the head, 

 prothorax, and elytra all with different punctures. The colours are apparently 

 as in L. limbatum, but differs from description and from a specimen I have, 

 with some doubt, identified as belonging to that species, in having the median 

 line of the prothorax narrower and shorter than is usual in the genus, elytra 

 with punctures not at all seriate in arrangement, and the apical third not "fere^ 

 laevi." The abdomen is the only part of the upper-surface that is densely 

 clothed, the head and elytra are sparsely pubescent, and the setae are nowhere 

 numerous. 



Lathrobium pulchellum, n. sp. 



$ . Shining black ; prothorax and tips of elytra bright castaneo-flavous, 

 antennae, palpi, and legs flavous, apical portion of abdomen dull red. Upper- 

 surface with sparse dark setae, abdomen rather densely pubescent. 



Head between antennae and neck slightly transverse ; with moderately 

 large and sharply-defined punctures, very sparse in middle, but numerous on 

 hind angles. Mandibles stout and strongly dentate. Antennae with first joint 

 almost as long as second to fourth combined, third somewhat thinner than second, 

 and about as long, distinctly longer than fourth, the others to tenth more or less 

 globular. Prothorax subquadrate, angles slightly rounded off ; with a somewhat 

 irregular row of distinct punctures on each side of middle, sides with fairly 

 numerous punctures, in places with a lineate arrangement. Elytra almost 

 parallel-sided, slightly wider than prothorax, and about one-half longer; punc- 

 tures rather small and not very sharply defined, but in more or less distinct rows. 

 Front femora stout and obtusely dentate, four basal joints of front tarsi dilated 

 to form a rather small pad, basal joint of hind tarsi slightly longer than second. 

 Length, 4.5 mm. 



Hah. — Northern Queensland (Blackburn's collection). Type (unique), 

 L 12399. 



A pretty little species, the type of which was identified by Blackburn as 

 belonging to Dolicaon quadraticoUis, and except in size, it agrees well with the 

 description of that species ; but on comparison with the type it was seen to be 

 very different. In general appearance the type of that species is like a very 

 v/ide Lathrobium hipartitum, about the same length and colour, but about one- 

 half wider; the present species dift'ers from bipartituni in being much smaller, 

 decidedly narrower, elytra flatter, with smaller punctures, less of apex pale, 

 and antennae much thinner. The pale portion of the elytra at the suture 

 scarcely occupies one-sixth of their length, but is triangularly dilated to occupy 

 about one-third of each side. At first glance the prothorax appears to be 

 quite square, but on close examination the apex is seen to be slightly wider than 

 the base. The eighth to tenth joints of antennae are each very slightly longer 

 than wide. 



Lathrobium transversiceps, n. sp. 



9 . Shining reddish-castaneous ; legs (except knees, which are slightly 

 infuscated) and palpi paler, most of head deeply infuscated, abdomen slightly 

 nifuscated, almost the whole of the three apical segments and the tips of the 

 others paler. With rather short and not very dense setae, the abdomen with 

 very short ashen pubescence. 



Head between antennae and neck rather strongly transverse ; with fairly 

 large sharply-defined punctures, rather sparse, but becoming crowded on hind 

 angles. Mandibles stout and acutely dentate. Antennae rather long, basal 

 joint as long as second and third combined, third much longer than second or 

 fourth, the others to tenth subpyriform and slightly decreasing in length, but 



