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species it differs also in the abdominal fovea being wider,, 

 shallower, and of different shape. 



TOMYRIS SOROR, n. Sp. 



d . Bright metallic-green ; labrum and appendages 

 (black tip of antennae excepted) flavous. Densely clothed 

 with short, golden pubescence, on the elytra some longer 

 but not very conspicuous hairs scattered about. 



Densely covered with small asperate punctures, rather 

 smaller on elytra than elsewhere. Antennae long and thin, 

 passing tips of elytra. FrotJiorax with transverse impression 

 fairly distinct. Fifth segment of abdomen with a con- 

 spicuous median fovea with a central longitudinal elevation. 

 Length, 4 mm. 



9 . Differs in being larger (4^-5^ mm.), of a beautiful 

 golden-red (sometimes brassy with a greenish gloss), antennae 

 shorter, abdomen more convex, and fifth segment depressed 

 but not foveate in middle. 



Hah. — Tasmania: Hobart (British Museum, Blackburn's- 

 collection, and A. M. Lea), Mount Wellington (Lea); New 

 South Wales: Blue Mountains (Blackburn). Type, I. 3240. 



In general appearance close to viridvla, but the sexes, 

 differ from the sexes of that species as follows: — Female. — 

 More of a golden-red than bronzy (its colour approaches that 

 of rasa), somewhat narrower and with the antennae con- 

 siderably longer and thinner, the seventh joint decidedly 

 longer than the eleventh (instead of equal to same) and quite 

 five times as long as wide, instead of at most thrice as long 

 as wide. (^5) Male. — Slightly narrower, eyes slightly more 

 convex, and antennae slightly longer and thinner. The differ- 

 ences in the antennae of the female render it certain that this 

 species is quite distinct from viridula, and of both species I 

 have taken pairs in cop.; but the males are so extremely 

 closely allied that there will probably always be some difficulty 

 in distinguishing them. 



TOMYRIS ILLAETABILIS, U. Sp. 



d ■ Bronzy-black ; head brassy, becoming brassy-green 

 on front of clypeus, labrum and appendages more or less 

 flavous, but tips of several apical joints of antennae and base 

 of hind tibiae infuscated, knees very feebly so. Moderately 

 densely clothed with depressed, whitish pubescence, the elytra 

 in addition with some longer hairs. 



Head with dense, asperate punctures. Antennae long 

 and thin. Profhorax with strongly rounded sides, a vague 



(65) To see the true proportions of th-e joint it must be viewed 

 perpendicularly to its greatest width. 



