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large, semi-cireulai- ;. elytra much wider than prothorax and nearly Ave times as 

 long as it, sub-parallel (or feebly elongate elliptic) and rather flat; in some 

 examples (? $) shorter than the body; four hind feet with 2 penultimate joints 

 lamellate, unilamellate on fore feet; elaws pectinate; body winged. 



A genus quite unlike any other known to me, but probably nearer Neocistela 

 Borch. than any other, but clearly separated from it and allied genera by the 

 combination of subulate palpi, cupuliform antennae, the curiously foi-med pro- 

 thorax and irregularly punctate elytra. The isrosternal epistema apparently 

 enclose the front coxae, which ai-e sub-contiguous. It is the smallest Cistelid of 

 group i. (of my Revision) and all the specimens are mounted on cai'ds. With 

 such fragile insects I am unwilling to reset them for closer inspection. 



EUCISTELA CYANEA, n.Sp. 



Elongate-elliptic, briUiaut metallic blue, oral oigans, anle-nnae and legs 

 black, the antennae opaque, legs nitid, upper surface with spai-se long upright 

 hairs. 



Head produced into a beak, the wide forehead with a few large setiferous 

 punctures. Prothorax: apex of same width as forehead between eyes, thence 

 obliquely widened, strongly rounded at its widest (well behind middle), then rather 

 abruptly narrowed with a sinuation before the base, the latter clearly narrower 

 than apex; front angles obsolete, liind angles obtuse; basal border naiTow; disc 

 with a few large scattered punctures, those near sides bearing long setae; a deep 

 transverse impres,sion near base and a few other irregular depressions. Elytra : 

 humeri rather squai-ely rounded, slightly widened beyond the middle; ii-regularly 

 punctate, each puncture beaiang a long upright hau-; undei-side sparsely and 

 lightly punctate, with pale decumbent hairs on sides of abdomen, legs of moderate 

 length. Dimensions : 3J-4 x IJ-IJ mm. 



Hab. — North Queensland: Cairns District (H. P. Dodd). 



Six specimens of this interesting little novelty were received from j\Ir. Dodd. 



I have not been ablel clearly to differentiate the sexes. Type in Coll. Carter. 



ClIKOMOJIOEA VIOI.ACEA, n.Sp. 



Elongate, parallel; above and below a rich violet colour, oral organs, an- 

 tennae, legs and tarsi testaceous, base of femora infuseate. 



Head densely punctate on eipistoma, stric^ate on forehead; antennae: joint 1 

 bulbous, 2 bead-like, 3-10 ILnear-triangulai', successively shorter tlian preceding, 



II as long as 10, ovat-e-acuminate- Prothorax of same width as head, longer than 

 wide, apex produced in middle, base tiiincate, sides parallel, covered with close, 

 shallow punctures, medial sulcus impressed throughout, terminating behind in a 

 large oval depression. Scutellum transvei-sely oval, bilobed. Elytra considerably 

 mder than prothorax at base, shouldere squarely rounded, sides isarallel till near 

 apex, then ratier blimtly rounded; striate-punctate, each elytron with eight wide 

 striae containing close, confused punctures separated by ti-ansvei-se striolae, the 

 wide convex intervals similarly and closely striolate, the fifth interval nan-ower 

 than the rest. Underside glabrous and nearly impunctate, mesosternum with fine, 

 shallow punctures; apical segment of <3 depressed in middle, legs unarmed in 

 both sexes. Dimensions : 13i|-15 x 4-4^ mm. 



Hab. — New South Wales: Barrington Plateau (T. G. Sloane). 



Six specimens were taken in December by Mr. Sloane in the Mt. Royal 

 Range. The colour precludes confusion with any other Cistelid except Ana^r.o 

 fusco-violaceus Fainn., which is only 8-9 mm. long, witli dark legs and tarsi, apex 



