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joints of antennae conspicuously black. Rather densely 

 clothed with short pale pubescence, elytra in addition with 

 rows of short, suberect hairs, or thin setae. 



With crowded asperate punctures, much smaller on elytra 

 than on head and prothorax. AnteMnae long and thin, dis- 

 tinctly passing elytra. Abdomen with a conspicuous elevation 

 in middle of second segment, apical segment rather strongly 

 incurved to middle and transversely impressed. Length ( d" , 

 $), 4J-4jmm. 



9 . Differs in being of a beautiful golden-red, with under- 

 surface almost entirely brassy, antennae shorter and slightly 

 thinner, and abdomen simple and more convex. 



Hah. — Western Australia: Mount Barker (R. Helms), 

 Warren River (W. D. Dodd), King George Sound (Macleay 

 Museum). Type, I. 3236. 



Readily distinguished from other species of the genus by 

 the curious abdomen of the male, and by the conspicuously 

 black-tipped antennal joints. 



TOMYRTS AUREOVIRIDIS, n. sp. 



o . Bright golden-green, in parts sometimes more golden 

 than green, parts of under-surface brassy, labrum and appen- 

 dages fiavous, but tip of antennae black. Elytra densely 

 clothed with short pubescence, and with a few rows of longer 

 hairs, other parts more sparsely clothed. 



With crowded asperate punctures, of uniform size on head 

 and prothorax, but becoming smaller (although mostly well- 

 defined) on elytra. Antennae thin, extending to tips of elytra. 

 Fifth segment of abdomen with a rather large but shallow 

 median fovea. Length, 3|-4| mm. 



llah. — South Australia: Kangaroo Island (J. G, O. 

 Tepper) ; Victoria : Birchip (J. C. Goudie) ; New South Wales : 

 Jenolan (J. C. Wiburd). Type, I. 3256. 



Like small specimens of laefa, but elytra with conspicuous 

 rows of longer hairs ; from elegantula and viridula the absence 

 of a transverse prothoracic depression will readily distinguish 

 it. 



TOMYRIS LONGA, U. Sp. 



9 . Golden-green ; labrum and appendages fiavous. 

 Densely clothed with short golden pubescence, becoming white 

 on under-surface. 



Elongate, densely covered with small subasperate punc- 

 tures, smaller on elytra than on head and prothorax. Antennae 

 long and thin. Length, 5^r-6J mm. 



Hah. — Northern Territory: Darwin (N. Davies), Type, 

 I. 3238. 



