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^a&.— Queensland: Dalby (Mrs. F. H. Hobler). Type 

 (unique), I. 3461. 



Close to angustula, but prothoracic punctures and clothing 

 different. The elytra are entirely glabrous, but all the mar- 

 gins of the prothorax are quite densely clothed. The front 

 femora from most directions appear to be edentate, but from 

 one direction a very minute tooth becomes visible. On the 

 type (probably a female) both antennae are broken, four joints 

 of one and two of the other being all that are left, and these 

 are entirely reddish. 



Edusa aureorufa, n. sp. 



9 . Golden-red, under-surface more or less brassy ; 

 labrum and all appendages (tip of antennae excepted) reddish. 

 Moderately densely clothed with rather dark pubescence, but 

 becoming whitish along middle and sides of prothorax, on 

 scutellum, and on many interrupted lines on elytra. 



Head shagreened ; with rather dense but inconspicuous 

 punctures ; median line feeble. Antennae with second joint 

 stouter and not much shorter than third. Prothorax with 

 some vague transverse impressions, front angles feebly produced 

 and strongly depressed below basal ones ; with fairly dense, 

 minute punctures. Elytra with dense minute punctures 

 throughout, becoming larger towards base ; and with numerous 

 rather feeble but distinct striae. Femora unarmed. Length, 

 3 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Mount Tambourine (A. M. Lea). 

 Type, I. 3222. 



The spotted appearance of this, and the following species, 

 is certainly not due to partial abrasion, but to the clothing in 

 places being conspicuously paler than elsewhere. The striation 

 of the elytra, although feeble, is quite distinct throughout, 

 but the punctures in the striae are larger towards the base 

 than apex ; the interstice starting from each shoulder has a 

 distinctly carinated appearance to beyond the middle, but 

 more distinct on one specimen than on another. 



Edusa submaculata, n. sp. 



^ . Brassy, clypeus and under-surface brassy-green ; 

 labrum and all appendages (tips of antennae excepted) more 

 or less red. Moderately clothed with rather short pubescence, 

 somewhat variegated on upper-surface. 



Head shagreened ; with dense and shallow but moderately 

 distinct punctures; median line distinct, but not deeply im- 

 pressed. Second joint of antennae stouter and not much 

 shorter than third, third shorter than fourth. Prothorax with 



