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7. Black, head red, front angles of prothorax, parts of 

 base of elytra (including epipleurae), and parts of legs more 

 or less obscurely reddish, antennae with basal third flavous, 

 ■ the rest infuscate in parts, pal^Di flavous (one specimen). 



There are in the Museum three specimens from South 

 Australia (Petersburg, Blackburn's collection, and Morgan, 

 Mrs. Kreusler) that I cannot satisfy myself are distinct from 

 this species. They have coarse, irregular punctures at sides 

 and base of prothorax, rather more numerous than on the other 

 forms, but not forming a distinct oblique row on each side 

 towards the front ; the punctures are present there, but not 

 conspicuous, owing to man}^ others being in their vicinity ; the 

 striation of prosternum is not quite so extensive, and the elytra 

 are rather more parallel-sided. Regarding them as conspecific, 

 they might be treated as another form as follows : — 



8. Of a rather bright-castaneous ; elytra flavous, suture, 

 sides, and the scutellum infuscate, under-surface mostly infus- 

 cated, appendages flavous, but knees sometimes infuscated, 

 and apical half of antennae more or less dark (three specimens). 



9. '52) Like Form 5, but with prothorax black and an- 

 tennae (except the five basal joints) deeply infuscated (one 

 specimen). 



10. Entirely black, except palpi and base of antennae (one 

 specimen). 



In addition, there are several less well-defined forms. 



Rhyparida copei, n. sp. 



Reddish-castaneous ; elytra paler, towards apex, suture 

 and sides infuscated, a fairly large blackish blotch connected 

 with each side, commencing near base and terminating about 

 middle ; under-surface more or less deeply infuscated, or 

 blackish in parts ; appendages flavous. 



Head with fairly dense but rather small punctures, some- 

 what denser on clypeus, but scarcely larger than elsewhere ; 

 with a short medio-frontal impression. Eyes rather large, not 

 very prominent, separation somewhat less than the transverse 

 diameter of an eye. Prothorax about twice as wide as the 

 median length, front angles very feebly armed ; with sparse 

 and small punctures, becoming larger and denser towards 

 sides. Elytra suboblong, distinctly wider than prothorax; 

 with rows of punctures of moderate size, almost disappearing 

 posteriorly. Flanks of 'prosternum conspicuously striated 

 throughout. Fetnora very minutely dentate; claws appen- 

 diculate. Length, 3J mm. 



(52) Forms 9 and 10 were sent for examination some time after 

 the others were noted. 



