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d&nse, partially concealed punctures and the front edge 

 rather strongly rounded (as viewed from behind). 



Edusa plicata, n. sp. 



(S . Dark metallic brassy-green; labrum, palpi (tips 

 darker), and basal portion of antennae reddish ; legs m^etallic, 

 but in places obscurely diluted with red. Under-surfaoe 

 rather sparsely clothed, but with some long hairs along each 

 side of middle of abdomen ; upper-surface glabrous. 



Read with dense and rather strong punctures, about base 

 longitudinally confluent, in front larger and more clearly 

 defined, becoming smaller and sparser on clypeus ; median line 

 deep in middle, feeble towards base and apex. Prothorax 

 rather strongly convex, front angles feebly produced ; with 

 dense, fairly large, and sharply defined punctures. Elytra 

 suboblong; with dense punctures conspicuously transversely 

 or obliquely confluent almost throughout. Abdomen glabrous 

 along middle, but with some long hairs near same, apical 

 segment transversely impressed. Femora stout, edentate; hind 

 tibiae spinose at lower apex; basal joint of four front tarsi 

 strongly inflated. Length, 7 mm. 



Hah. — North-western Australia (Blackburn's collection, 

 from C French) ; Western Australia (British Museum, from 

 Baly's collection). Type, I. 3400. 



A glabrous species with transverse sculpture of elytra 

 more pronounced than usual, many of the elevations separ- 

 ating the punctures appearing to extend, with but feeble 

 interruptions (sometimes entirely without any), from the 

 suture almost to the margin, so that they have quite a corru- 

 gated appearance; on the apical slope, however, there are a 

 few irregular striae about the suture. Its right to a position 

 in the genus is open to question, but it is certainly conspecific 

 with several Edusae of Blackburn. A female evidently belong- 

 ing to this species (but from the old collection without locality 

 label) differs from the type in being more conspicuously green, 

 transverse sculpture of elytra less pronounced, although 

 strong, only the tips of four apical joints of antennae dark, 

 and in the sexual features of the abdomen and tarsi. 



Edusa chlorophana, n. sp. 



9 . Bright metallic-green, some parts with a slight 

 brassy gloss; labrum, tip of abdomen, and all the appendages 

 (tip of antennae excepted) flavous. Under-surface very sparsely 

 clothed, upper glabrous. 



Head with fairly dense, sharply defined punctures of 

 moderate size, becoming sparser and smaller on clypeus; 



