BY H. J. CARTER. SJ. 



of tibiae piceous, and elytral intervals flat. In general form C. violacea comes 

 near C. rufesosns Bates. Type in Coll. Carter. 



HOMOTBYSIS TOnPEDO, n.sp. 



Elongate nan-ow, navicular; clioeolate brown, nitid, sparseiy pilose, antenna* 

 and tarsi red. 



Head clearly pnnctate, eyes large and prominent, sub-contiguous in c?, more 

 widely separated in 5, antennae very long, joints linear, 3-4 longer than the r-est, 

 5-10 moi'e or less equal in length, joints near apex feebly widened in front, 11 

 narrower than 10. Prothorax widest at base, arcuately converging anteriorly, 

 apex produced forwai-d in middle, anterior angles quite rounded off, posterior 

 sub-rectangular, base feebly bisinuate, disc rather coai'sely and closely punctate, 

 basal foveae small, without medial line. Scutellum semi-circular. Elytra a little 

 wider than prothorax at base and more than three times as long, striate, intervals 

 convex and coarsely punctate, about two lines of punctures occupying each in- 

 terval, the striae apparently without punctures; Pro-, meso- and meta-steruum 

 coarsely punctate, abdomen nearly smooth, the apical segment in male deeply 

 suleate, the forcipital process extruded. Dimensions: <S. 13 x 3J, $. 13 x 4 



Rah. — Queensland: National Park (Mr. H. Hacker), Caboolture (Mr. E. 

 Wilson). 



Six examples (2 <S, 4 ?) show a species near R. macleayi Borch. {Allecula 

 flavicornis Macl) but even more narrowly elongate than it, besides having dark 

 legs. The short upright hairs are most evident on pronotum, the sides and apex 

 of elytra, and legs. Types in the Queensland Museum. 



Metistete sub-opaca, n.sp. 



Narrowly obovate; sub-opaque black, palpi, tarsi, basal half of femora, apex 

 of tibiae, basal joints of antennae testaceous, upper surface with short dark 

 bristles, besides a few long pale hairs at sides of pronotum and elytra. 



Read and pronotum coarsely, sub-confluently punctate, eyes rather widely 

 separated (by a space nearly the diameter of an eye in <S, more widely in ?) 

 antennae very long, slender and lineate, joints 3 and 4 equal, each longer than 

 the succeeding, 5-11 successively a little shorter and wider than the preceding. 

 Prothorax very convex, truncate at apex and base, sides well rounded, a little 

 straighiter towards base than towards front, lateral margin not seen from above, 

 basal border very narrow, disc with a slight depression at middle near base and 

 two small transverse basal foveae, posterior angles obtuse. Scutellum small, 

 transverse. Elytra of same width as prothorax at base and more than thrice as 

 long, widest behind middle; striate-punctate, the punctures in striae sm^all and 

 regular, placed at a distance of the diameter of one; inter\'als lightly convex and 

 finely punctate; under a strong lens about 3 rows of distant punctures to be seen 

 on eaoh interval. Abdomen finely transvei-sely striolate, tibiae curved. Dimeji- 

 sions: 9-10 x 3-3J mm. 



Rab. — North Queensland: Herberton (H. J. Carter). 



Seven examples (4 c?, 3 S) were taken under dead Eucalyptus boughs, in 

 company with DimorphocMltiis pascoei Macl. Tlie species is superficially like 

 Homotrysis pallipes Cart, but the wingless, obovate body, shoi-t metastemum and 

 different elytral sculpture are at once seen on closer inspection. The male ex- 

 amples are narrower than the females and show the usual forcipital process. 

 Types in Coll. Carter. 



