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3. Entirely dark except for a large reddish blotch (to- 

 wards the base and side) on each elytron. <=) Prothorax with 

 a purplish gloss, d , ? • 



4. Like 3, but knees and rostrum reddish, and head and 

 prothorax with a very decided greenish gloss, 9 • 



The male differs from the female in having the front 

 femora stouter and the front tibiae longer and strongly 

 curved. 



Euops RUDis, n. sp. 



d • Black ; tibiae, tips of femora, tarsi (third joint ex- 

 cepted), muzzle, and sometimes the basal joint of antennae 

 dull-red. 



Head with coarse punctures, but at base transversely 

 strigose. Eyes almost touching. Rostrum bent downwards 

 at basal third ; with rather dense punctures but much smaller 

 than on head. Prothorax with very dense, round, and rather 

 coarse punctures. Elytra subquadrate, widest across should- 

 ers, about one-third wider than prothorax ; with rows of 

 large, coarse punctures, and a short subsutural and two short 

 sublateral rows ; interstices much narrower than rows of punc- 

 tures towards sides, and each with a distinct row of punc- 

 tures ; towards middle with irregular punctures, and subequal 

 in width with large punctures. Under surface with very 

 ■dense punctures. Front femora longer than prothorax : front 

 tibiae long, thin, strongly curved, longitudinally striated, 

 under surface finely serrated. Length, 6 mm. 



9 • Differs in having the head and rostrum shorter, 

 front legs much shorter, with the tibise of different shape and 

 abdomen convex, instead of concave, along middle ; and with 

 the normal (6) female clothing. 



Hab.—'New South Wales: Ben Lomond, 4,500 ft. (A. 

 Jefferis Turner). 



In some lights the base of the prothorax and parts of 

 the elytra appear to be very obscurely diluted with red. The 

 punctures at the sides of the abdomen appear to be placed 

 obliquely, this being due to a feeble oblique striation. 



Allied to falcata, but opaque, body almost entirely black, 

 and the eyes not quite touching. In size and coarseness of 

 punctures there are specimens of falcata before me that de- 

 cidedly approach the present species, although the average 

 specimens of that species are much smaller, with much smaller 

 punctures and differently coloured. 



(5) It seems possible that pidcheUa, Pasc, may have been 

 -described from such a form, in which case, of course, sutu-ralis 

 will have to take rank as a variety only. 



(6) A doiible transverse series of short hair or pubescence on 

 the middle of the first, second, and third segments. 



