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shagreened and impunctate, or almost so ; base about twice the 

 median length, sides rather strongly rounded and widest near 

 base, front angles acutely armed. Elytra slightly wider than 

 prothorax, sides feebly dilated to beyond the middle ; with 

 rows of fairly large punctures, becoming much smaller pos- 

 teriorly. Flanks of "prosternutn lightly striated, but not to 

 apex. Femora very feebly dentate; claws bifid. Length, 

 4-4J mm. 



Hah. — Northern Queensland (Blackburn's collection and 

 H. J. Carter), Cairns district (A. M. Lea). Type, I. 307L 



The degree of infuscation of the legs is not alike on any 

 two of the five specimens before me : on one the metasternum 

 is somewhat infuscated in the middle ; on another parts of the 

 -elytral epipleurae and of the abdomen are diluted with red ; 

 the scutellum is blackish. On the type, the striation of the 

 prosternum is fairly distinct, although not continuous : but 

 on the others it is so faint (except at base) that it could fairly 

 be regarded as absent. On four of the specimens extremely 

 small femoral teeth are present, but the other appears to be 

 without such. 



RhYPARIDA SEMINTGRA, n. Sp. 



Reddish-castaneous ; elytra, mesosternum, metasternum, 

 and abdomen black, antennae slightly infuscated towards the 

 apex. 



II tad almost impunctate, even on clypeus ; with a short 

 medio-frontal impression, touching a well-defined clypeal 

 suture, the latter straight in middle, but towards each side 

 obliquely directed to hind margin of eye. Eyes fairly large, 

 very prominent, and widely separated. Frothorax across 

 middle about twice as wide as median length, sides strongly 

 rounded, front angles unarmed ; with small and rather dense 

 punctures. Elytra scarcely wider than middle of prothorax ; 

 with rows of fairly large punctures, rapidly becoming smaller, 

 and (except that a few small, irregularly-placed ones are pre- 

 sent) disappearing from apical slope. Flanks of iwosternum 

 non-striated. Femora scarcely visibly dentate; claws bifid. 

 Length, 3-3J mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Coen River (W. D. Dodd). Type, 

 I. 3070. 



A small species, with colours somewhat as in the preceding 

 one, but prothorax considerably larger in proportion, shining, 

 with small and dense but distinct punctures, apical angles 

 unarmed, sides more strongly rounded, scutellum red, elytra 

 entirely dark, and metasternum, as well as the abdomen, black. 

 A second specimen (from Mackay, R. E. Turner) agrees so well 

 with the type in all details of colour and sculpture, except of 



