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EUOPS EFFULGENS, 11. Sp. 



d ■ Coppery-purple, in places with a golden or greenish 

 gloss. Femora purplish, rest of the legs black; antennae 

 black, in jDlaces feebly diluted with red. 



Head with fairly dense but somewhat irregular punc- 

 tures ; base transversely strigose. Eyes close together, but 

 distinctly separated. Rostrum short, not suddenly bent over 

 at basal third ; with numeroiis rather small punctures. An- 

 tennae unusually close together at base. Prothorax strongly 

 convex ; with numerous rather small punctures. Elytra sub- 

 quadrate ; striate-punctate, striae rather feeble, punctures of 

 moderate size, becoming smaller posteriorly ; interstices feebly 

 rugose and with numerous minute punctui'es. Metasternum 

 with dense and coarse puiictures ; side pieces of mesosternum 

 with sparse and coarse punctures. Abdomen obliquely stri- 

 gose and with numerous punctures, coarser at sides than in 

 middle, but all smaller than on sterna. Front femora no 

 longer than prothorax, front tibiae (for the genus) rather 

 stout and feebly curved, under surface feebly serrated. 

 Length, 3| mm. 



$ . Differs in colour and in having the head and ros- 

 trum slightly shorter, the front legs shorter (the tibiae al- 

 though distinctly shorter than those of the male are less 

 noticeably so than usual), and the abdomen convex (instead 

 of concave) along middle ; and with normal female clothing. 



Hah. — South Australia (types in Macleay Museum). 



In build somewhat resembling eucalypti, but the front 

 tibiae of the male considerably shorter. The only male be- 

 fore me is almost entirely of a brilliant coppery-purple. The 

 only female is of a dark metallic green, with some coppery 

 reflections on the elytra. 



EuOPS LATERALIS, n. Sp. 



(S . Deep-blue, inclining to purple on the elytra, and 

 glossed with green on the head and scutellum ; antennae dull- 

 red, club darker. 



Head almost impunctate on upper surface, but with 

 fairly coarse punctures on sides ; base transversely strigose. 

 Eyes touching. Rostrum moderately bent over at basal 

 third ; with numerous rather small punctures. Prothorax 

 with sparse and minute punctures on disc, becoming rather 

 dense and coarse on sides. Elytra about two-fifths wider than 

 prothorax, widest across shoulders, rather strongly diminish- 

 ing in width to apex ; with rows of punctures of medium size 

 at base, becoming much smaller posteriorly ; interstices smooth 

 and impunctat-e. Side pieces of mesosternum almost impunc- 



