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ahdomen depressed in middle, fifth irregularly transversely 

 depressed, and encroached upon by pygidium. Basal joint of 

 each tarsus distinctly inflated. Length, 1\ mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cunnamulla (H. Hardcastle). Type 

 (unique), I. 3499. 



In general appearance somewhat like the following species, 

 but narrower, eyes larger, sides of prothorax less conspicuously 

 irregular, etc. ; like that species also, it might have been 

 referred to Colaspoides. The tibiae from some directions 

 appear to be very obscurely diluted with red. There is some 

 very short pubescence between the eyes. There are a few 

 subsutural striae on the apical slope, but elsewhere neither 

 striae nor , interstices are well defined ; but there are feeble 

 remnants of two or three interstices on each elytron almost 

 throughout. 



Division 2. 



Geloptera latericollis, n. sp. 

 PL vii., fig. 81. 



9- Black; labrum, palpi, four to six basal joints of 

 antennae, and parts of some others testaceous, parts of under- 

 surface and of legs obscurely diluted with red. 



Head with rather small but crowded punctures, many of 

 which are obliquely confluent ; with a small median fovea and 

 two small impunctate spaces ; labrum almost as long as wide. 

 Eyes distinctly notched and subreniform. Prothorax about 

 twice as wide as median length, each side with a distinct notch 

 on each side of middle; with moderately dense and fairly large, 

 deep punctures, interspersed with numerous small ones. Elytra 

 suboblong ; sides with dense, coarse, and frequently trans- 

 versely confluent punctures, becoming smaller about base and 

 much smaller about middle; striae and interstices distinct on 

 apical slope only. Legs stout; front femora lightly but dis- 

 tinctly dentate. Length, 10-lOJ mm. 



Flah. — Northern Queensland (Blackburn's collection and 

 H. J. Carter), Endeavour River (Macleay Museum). Type, 

 I. 3043. 



This species might have been referred to Colaspoides, and 

 to the vicinity of such species as similis and parvidens, but as 

 the undulation of the sides of prothorax is very pronounced 

 it was referred to the present genus, several species of which 

 have dentate femora; in general appearance it is close to the 

 species identified (with doubt) by the late Rev. T. Blackburn 

 as G. duhoidayi. The upper-surface has in places a vague 

 brassy gloss, and the under-surface a greenish one. The head 

 is clothed with short pubescence. The labrum is of quite 

 unusual length. 



