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Hah. — New South Wales: Mount Kosciusko (W. E. 

 Raymond). Type (unique), I. 3453. 



A deep black species entirely without metallic lustre, 

 although shining, but appearing out of place amongst the 

 small non-metallic ones; in appearance it is fairly close to 

 melanoptera, but that species is considerably smaller and with 

 a metallic gloss (although less noticeable than on most species). 

 The type is evidently somewhat abraded. 



Edusa ziczac, n. sp. 



c^ . Reddish-castaneous, non-metallic, appendages (tip 

 of antennae excepted) usually paler; extreme base of pro- 

 thorax, scutellum, base suture and margins of elytra, and 

 under-surface (flanks of prosternum excepted) black. Moder- 

 ately clothed with stramineous pubescence, becoming white on 

 under-surface and legs, but darker on a median zig-zag space 

 on elytra. 



Head shagreened and almost impunctate, median line 

 feeble. Second joint of antennae stouter and not much shorter 

 than third. Prothorax shagreened, punctures minute through- 

 out but fairly distinct on sides. Elytra with rather dense 

 punctures, larger about basal third (except towards suture) 

 than elsewhere, but not transversely confluent, and becoming 

 small on apical slope. A hdomen glabrous along middle, 

 apical segment with a small median fovea. Front femora 

 angulate on lower-surface, but not dentate; basal joint of 

 front tarsi distinctly larger than on other tarsi. Length 

 (6, 9), 3J-31 mm. 



9 . Differs in having smaller eyes, abdomen more con- 

 vex, not glabrous along middle, apical segment simple, legs 

 thinner, and front tarsi with basal joints no larger than on 

 other tarsi. 



Hah. — New South Wales : Armidale (Macleay Museum), 

 Tamworth, Forest Reefs, Queanbeyan (A. M. Lea). Type, 

 I. 3456. 



Allied to suturalis and hlachhurni. but elytra with a 

 conspicuous, irregular median space, on which the clothing 

 is sparser and darker than elsewhere, so that it has a dis- 

 tinctly zig-zag appearance. 



Edusa pallidiventris, n. sp. 



Pale-castaneous ; non-metallic; appendages generally 

 somewhat paler; suture usually very narrowly infuscated. 

 Rather densely clothed with short stramineous pubescence, 

 becoming white on under-surface, and denser on flanks of 

 metasternum than elsewhere. 



