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infuscated. One specimen has the prothorax almost of a 

 blood-red, with a large black spot towards each side, each 

 elytron with three obscure spots (one near middle of base and 

 two across middle), and head with a median spot, the sterna 

 are distinctly darker than the abdomen. On the majority 

 of specimens the median impression of the head is decidedly 

 strong, but it varies through moderately defined or rather 

 light to altogether absent. The front tibiae of the male are 

 decidedly more inflated about the apex than is usual in the 

 genus. In Northern Queensland the species appears to attain 

 its maximum size about Cairns, all the specimens south of that 

 locality being on the smaller scale, although some specimens 

 from Galston are slightly larger than the smallest Cairns ones. 



Cleorina. 

 On this genus, which is unsatisfactorily close to Rhyj)ciriday. 

 the four hind tibiae are lightly notched near apex, and the 

 elytra are about as wide as long, and much wider than the 

 prothorax. 



Cleorina pulchella, Lef. 



A beautiful little insect, common in many of the coastal 

 districts of Northern Queensland. The elytral markings are 

 frequently as on the type, but frequently the second spot, 

 except at the suture and sides, covers almost the entire apical 

 two-thirds; rarely the elytra are entirely of a coppery-green. 

 There is a minute projection on each side of the prothorax at 

 about the basal third, but it is invisible from most directions. 



Cleorina purpurea, n. sp. 

 PI. vii., fig. 63; pi. viii., fig. 105. 



d" • Purple ; antennae black, parts of palpi obscurely 

 reddish. 



TI ead with well-defined but not very large and somewhat 

 unevenly distributed punctures ; clypeus subquadrate, sides 

 distinctly carinate. Antennae with second joint stouter and 

 distinctly shorter than third, fifth to eleventh stouter than 

 the third and fourth. Frotliorax not twice as wide as the 

 median length, sides rather strongly rounded, but near middle 

 with a small dentiform projection, front angles also armed : 

 with minute scattered punctures on disc, but becoming larger 

 on sides. Elytra subquadrate, considerably wider than pro- 

 thorax, with an obtuse swelling between each shoulder and 

 suture, and with rows of punctures. Flanks of prostei^ruim 

 smooth in front, finely wrinkled elsewhere. Abdomen feebly 

 depressed in middle of apex. FetDora stout, hind pair very 

 feebly dentate, the others not at all : middle tibiae rather 

 lightly notched near outer apex, the hind ones still more lightly- 



