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GeLOPTEEA semi striata, 11. sp. 



Flavous. 



II end with not very dense punctures of moderate size^ 

 becoming smaller and denser on front of clypeus : a depression 

 between eyes. Froth nrar with sides somewhat undulated about 

 middle, but scarcely dentate : surface uneven and with irregu- 

 larly distributed punctures of moderate size, becoming larger 

 and crowded on sides. Khjini with regular deep striae 

 from before middle to apex, each stria with distinct punc- 

 tures, elsewhere with more or less geminate rows of punctures. 

 Flanks of prostenium with a few scattered punctures. 

 Ahdomen with fourth segment as long as second and third 

 combined, fifth narrowly impressed across middle. Femora 

 stout, unarmed : hind tibiae with apical fourth distinctly 

 inflated and conspicuously wider than that of middle pair ; 

 basal joint of four front tarsi elongated, but not conspicuously^ 

 inflated. Length, 3 mm. 



Kah. — Queensland: Cairns. Type (unique) in Macleay 

 Museum. 



The elytral striation is conspicuously continued to a 

 greater distance from, the apex than on most species of the- 

 genus, but is not continued to the base, although irregular 

 rows of punctures are almost so traceable. Except for the 

 black eyes, no part is distinctly darker than another, but the 

 apical half of the antennae is slightly darker than the basal ; 

 metallic gloss is entirely absent from the type. 



Geloptera rhaebocnema, n. sp. 

 PI. viii., figs. 123 and 124. 



d" . Bronzy with a greenish gloss, part of abdomen paler ; 

 labrum and appendages flavous, but knees and five apical 

 joints of antennae more or less distinctly infuscated. 



Head with fairly dense but not very large punctures, 

 becoming confluent in places and smaller on front of clypeus 

 than elsewhere, a vague depression between eyes. Frothnrax 

 with almost evenly rounded sides : punctures dense and 

 moderately large, not much larger on sides than elsewhere. 

 ?^h/fr(i rather elongate ; with subgeminate rows of moderately 

 large punctures, larger across basal fourth than elsewhere and 

 mostly confined to striae on apical slope. Abdomen with 

 fourth seo;ment as long as second and third combined, its apical 

 third transversely irregularly impressed across middle, fifth 

 narrowly impressed across middle, and in middle deepened to 

 a fovea. Femora stout, edentate : hind tibiae rather long, 

 distinctly curved in middle, apex wide and irregular ; basal' 

 joint of four front tarsi rather long, of the front ones some* 

 wliat inflated. Length, o\ mm. 



