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so, its hind suture distinct only at each side, where it is con- 

 nected with a narrow depression margining the eye. Eyes 

 rather large and widely separated. Prothorax shagreened and 

 inipunctate ; at base about twice the median length, sides sub- 

 angularly dilated near base, and then rapidly diminishing in 

 width to apex, front angles obtusely armed. Elytra suboblong- 

 ovate, at base scarcely wider than great-est width of prothorax ; 

 with rows of rather large punctures, becoming much smaller 

 towards, but distinct to apex. Flanks of jjrostermtm with 

 striae fairly strong at base, and traceable to but very feeble 

 towards apex. Femora minutely dentate ; claws bifid. Length, 

 4-4;^ mm. 



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

 Cairns (Macleay Museum and E. Allen). Type, I. 3426. 



Close to some of the smaller and more convex forms of 

 hrevilineata, but clypeus impunctate (on two specimens, how- 

 ever, very vague punctures may be traced) ; the sides of the 

 prosternum also have striation traceable to apex. The seven 

 specimens before me all differ somewhat in their markings, but 

 all have five blackish spots or stripes on the prothorax, the 

 penultimate one towards each side being the longest : on three 

 specimens (including the type) they are all more or less 

 obscurely connected, but on four others the middle one is 

 isolated. On each elytron of the type there is a blackish spot 

 near the base of the fourth interstice, and the sides are nar- 

 rowly black. On three others the markings are smaller and 

 less defined : but on another they are greatly extended but 

 very ill-defined, owing to the obscuring of the paler parts. 



Rhyparida crasstpes, n. sp. 



Black, with a vague metallic gloss; legs sometimes ob- 

 scurely diluted with red, basal joint of antennae obscurely 

 reddish. 



Head with sparse and minute punctures about base,^ 

 becoming fairly numerous in front and dense and rather coarse 

 on clypeus : with a narrow, disconnected, medio-frontal im- 

 pression. Eyes widely separated and not very large. Fro- 

 th orar not twice as wide as the median length, front angles 

 unarmed ; disc with small and sparse punctures, becoming 

 decidedly larger and denser towards sides. Elytra suboblong, 

 very little wider than prothorax ; with rows of large punctures, 

 becoming smaller (but still of fairly large size) to apex. Flanks 

 of prosternum conspicuously striated throughout. Metaster- 

 num with dense and rather coarse punctures, in places 

 transversely confluent, but absent from sides. Legs unusually 

 stout ; femora minutely dentate : claws appendiculate. Lengthy 

 3|-4i mm. 



