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Head with rather small and not very dense punctures, 

 becoming larger toward^ and densest on clypeus ; without a 

 median impression. Eyes small and widely separated. Pro- 

 thorax at base almost equal to median length, front angles 

 unarmed ; with moderately dense and rather small, clearly- 

 defined punctures, becoming larger and denser on sides. Elytra 

 considerably wider than prothorax, almost parallel-sided to 

 beyond the middle ; with rows of fairly large punctures, rapidly 

 becoming smaller and disappearing (except near suture and 

 sides) from apical slope. Flanks of prosternum striated 

 throughout. Femora minutely dentate ; claws acutely appen- 

 diculate. Length, 3 -J mm. 



Hah. — Western Australia: Cue (H. W. Brown). Type, 

 I. 3123. 



In some respects resembling some of the pale forms of 

 ^ificalis, but readily distinguished by the widely-separated 

 eyes (these, for the genus, are exceptionally small and distant), 

 and absence of a median groove. The series of punctures on 

 the elytra appear to almost abruptly terminate before the 

 middle, but in certain lights they are vaguely traceable almost 

 to the apex, although extremely small and shallow. On the 

 head and prothorax of one specimen, although there are no 

 distinct markings, certain parts are obscurely darker than 

 other parts. 



Rhyparida brevis, n. sp. 

 PI. vi., fig. 39. 



Dark-red; elytra (suture excepted), abdomen, and appen- 

 dages more or less flavous. 



Bead without punctures, except on clypeus, where they 

 are rather small and sparse, although distinct ; with a distinct 

 medio-frontal impression, connected in middle with an oblique 

 clypeal suture. Eyes rather large, widely separated, a narrow 

 depression behind each. Prothorax more than twice as wide 

 as median length, front angles armed ; with numerous rather 

 small punctures, almost disappearing from near all the mar- 

 gins. Elytra short, very little wider than prothorax ; with 

 regular rows of fairly large punctures, becoming smaller to- 

 wards but distinct to apex. Flanks of prosternum rather 

 lightly striated. Femora minutely dentate; claws bifid. 

 Length, 3-3J mm. 



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

 Cairns (Macleay Museum, E. Allen, and A. M. Lea), Type, 

 L 3110. 



The prothorax and sterna are almost of a deep blood-red, 

 but the head is somewhat paler (although darker than the 

 elytra). Four specimens have colours exactly as described, 

 but two others have three conspicuous spots on the elytra, one 



