287 



Hah. — Queensland: Cairns district (F. P. Dodd and A. 

 M. Lea). Type, I. 3509. 



The metallic gloss, although distinct on all the specimens 

 iDefore me, is not so pronounced as to cause them to appear of 

 a bright-green colour. The fifth joint of the antennae of the 

 male is rather densely clothed on the under-surface, becoming 

 fasciculate at apex ; on the female the third joint is distinctly 

 longer than the second, and more than half the length of the 

 fourth, although decidedly shorter ; the fourth and fifth also 

 are somewhat thinner (instead of stouter) than the following 

 ones. 



This and the eight following species ^89) at first appear 

 to be forms or varieties of but one species, and the punctures 

 on the heads of the majority of them appear to be individually 

 variable, the colours are also usually variable ; but the males 

 may be quite readily distinguished by characters of the 

 antennae, abdomen, and legs. The females, however, are less 

 readily distinguished, and probably without the males it would 

 1)6 difficult or impossible to satisfactorily identify most of them. 



COLASPOIDES PICTICORNIS, n. Sp. 



PI. viii., fig. 139. 



(S . Reddish-brown with a conspicuous brassy or brassy- 

 green gloss ; appendage^ flavous, but seventh and eighth joints 

 of antennae almost black, and tips of ninth, tenth, and 

 eleventh infuscated. 



Head depressed between eyes ; with rather dense punctures 

 of moderate size, becoming smaller and denser on clypeus, and 

 sparser towards base. Antennae rather long and thin, second 

 joint about half the length of third, the latter somewhat 

 shorter than fourth. Profhorax with fairly dense punctures 

 of moderate size, becoming slightly larger on sides. Elytra 

 with fairly large punctures, rather dense and irregular behind 

 shoulder (where a few are occasionally confluent), in regular 

 deep striae on apical slope, and mostly in semi-double rows 

 elsewhere. Flanks of prosfernum with unevenly distributed 

 punctures of moderate size. Fourth segment of abdomen 

 much wider at sides than along middle, with an obtuse tubercle 

 or ridge in middle ; fifth much shorter than fourth, depressed 

 in middle and obtusely lobed on each side. Front femora 

 acutely dentate; hind tibiae with apical half somewhat inflated 

 and moderately curved ; basal joint of four front tarsi dis- 

 tinctly inflated. Length, 5|-6 mm. 



9 . Differs in having evenly convex abdomen, whose 

 fifth segment along the middle is quite as long as fourth, hind 



(Q^) Haemorrhoidalis less noticeably so than the others. 



