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antennae and tip of tenth infuscated. Upper-surface with 

 extremely short and sparse pubescence, distinct only at apex of 

 elytra. 



Head with very dense, asperate punctures. Antennae 

 passing middle of abdomen. Froth orax with sides gently 

 dilated to near base, with a fairly distinct imjDression along 

 middle, towards each side a distinct transverse impression, the 

 two scarcely visibly connected across middle ; punctures very 

 dense, and subasperate, but mostly well defined. Ehjtra with 

 dense, asperate punctures, and fine transverse rugae, striation 

 distinct but not sharply impressed. Abdomen wdth a wide 

 and deep apical fovea. Basal joint of four front /c//*^^ elongate 

 and dilated towards base. Length, 6 mm. 



9 • Differs in being much larger (7i-8 mm.), of a beauti- 

 ful golden-violet colour on the upper-surface, with the margins 

 golden, abdomen upturned at middle of apex, and with a very 

 feeble depression before same, antennae and legs somewhat 

 shorter, and basal joint of four front tarsi narrowed from apex 

 to base. 



Hab.- 'New South Wales: Blue Mountains (H. J. Carter 

 -and E. W. Ferguson). Type, I. 3622. 



An extremely beautiful species, the female considerably 

 larger than any previously described one, being quite as large 

 as many of the large species of Edusa, but with the conspicuous 

 tibial notches of Torrhyrh. On the under-surface the clothing 

 is white, and moderately dense in places, but the middle of 

 the abdomen glabrous, margined in the males by some longer 

 hairs. The types were taken in cop.; a second female (returned 

 to Mr. Carter) is more of a golden-red than the other, and the 

 sides of its prothorax and elytra and the scutellum are golden- 

 green. 



TOMYRIS FUGITIVA, n. Sp. 



9 . Metallic-green ; labrum and appendages (except tip 

 of antennae) flavous. Rather densely clothed with very short 

 subdepressed pubescence, becoming longer, denser, and de- 

 pressed on under-surface. 



Head with very dense, subasperate punctures. Antennae 

 extending to hind coxae. Prothorax with almost evenly 

 rounded sides, with a vague remnant of a transverse impression 

 towards each side : punctures slightly better defined than on 

 head. Elytra rather coarsely shagreened and with vague 

 remnants of striation. Tip of ahdomen upcurved. Length, 

 6^ mm. 



Hab. — New South Wales. Type (unique) in Macleay 

 Museum. 



A large green species, the general sculpture much as in 

 ra^a. In general appearance it is somewhat like a very large 



