285 



differ in being of a dull red and without metallic gloss, but 

 the structure of the abdomen of the male is exactly as on 

 the type. 



COLASPOIDES HOBLERAE, n. Sp. 



c^ . Reddish-brown, with a conspicuous brassy or brassy- 

 green gloss ; most of under-surf ace and tips of antennae infus- 

 cated. 



Head with rather crowded and coarse punctures, becoming 

 smaller on clypeus and sparser and smaller towards base. 

 Antennae moderately long, second joint more than half the 

 length of third, the latter slightly shorter than fourth. Fro- 

 tliorax almost as long as wide, sides subangularly dilated in 

 middle ; with dense, rather large and deep punctures. EJyira 

 with larger punctures than on prothorax, in deep striae on 

 apical slope, but crowded and irregular elsewhere, many trans- 

 versely confluent about middle, except near suture. Frnsternum 

 striated close to coxae ; flanks with large crowded punctures. 

 Fourth segment of ahdo7ne7i strongly incurved to middle, fifth 

 depressed transversely, middle of base elevated, each side of 

 middle of apex lobed. Length, 5J-6J mm. 



9 . Differs in having abdomen more convex and simple, 

 and in the tarsi. 



Hah. — Queensland: Dalby (Mrs. F. H. Hobler). Type, 

 L 3508. 



Closely allied to the preceding species, but smaller and 

 thinner, and with abdomen of male very different ; the front 

 margins of its prosternal episterna are gently rounded, and on 

 the preceding species feebly incurved, characters that, accord- 

 ing to Chapuis, would cause the species to be placed in two 

 widely-separated divisions of the subfamily. Of the three 

 specimens under examination, one of each sex has a fairly 

 well-defined median line on head, and a small inter-ocular 

 •depression, but the other is without same. 



Division 2. 



COLASPOIDES RECTILATERA, n. Sp. 



PI. vii., figs. 61 and 89. 



Flavous, abdomen with a slight reddish gloss. 



Head almost impunctate, except close to eyes and on 

 •clypeus; medio-frontal impression short and distinct. Eyes 

 of moderate size, prominent, and widely separated. Antennae 

 extending almost to apical segment of abdomen, second joint 

 about half the length of third, tenth distinctly inflated at 

 apex, where the width is more than that of eleventh. Pro- 

 thorax about twice as wide as long, sides obliquely decreasing 

 in width from base to apex, front angles acute, but not armed ; 



