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no confusion should arise from same. On the smallest speci- 

 mens the punctures on the pronotum are sparse and rather 

 small, on the largest ones they are distinctly larger and more 

 numerous, although by no means dense ; the punctures on the 

 head and elytra also differ somewhat in size, but there are 

 so many intermediate forms in the Museum that I cannot 

 believe these differences to be more than individual. The 

 elytra are not transversely depressed behind the shoulders, 

 but the punctures there are larger than elsewhere, although 

 even on the largest specimens they are not transversely con- 

 fluent. The elytra! striation on this, as on most species of 

 the genus, is practically confined to a subsutural stria on the- 

 apical slope of each elytron ; on the apical slope rows of small 

 punctures are fairly distinct, but the striae in which they are 

 set are so feeble that without the punctures they could be easily 

 overlooked. 



Cleptor subhumeralis, n. sp. 

 PI. viii., fig. 145. 

 d . Brassy or bronzy ; labrum and appendages more or 

 less reddish, but antennae infuscated about apex. 



Head irregularly depressed between eyes, median line 

 distinct ; with numerous sharply defined, but not very large 

 punctures, absent from a small space near each antennae, and 

 denser on clypeus than elsewhere. Prothorax with sides 

 obliquely diminishing in width from base to near apex, but 

 with front angles rounded ; with dense punctures of moderate 

 size and frequently suboblong, rather sparser (but still fairly 

 dense) on middle than elsewhere, with very small punctures 

 scattered about. Elytra with numerous rather irregular (in 

 places semi-double) rows of punctures, of rather small size 

 towards suture and posteriorly, and larger (but not confluent) 

 behind shoulders (the shoulders themselves impunctate) than 

 elsewhere ; apical slope of each elytron with a well defined 

 subsutural stria, and with feeble remnants of others. Flanks 

 of prosternum with rather dense and fairly large punctures. 

 Fifth segment of abdomen with a shallow median depression. 

 Femora edentate; tibiae conspicuously ridged, front ones 

 almost evenly dilated to apex ; basal joint of four front tarsi 

 inflated. Length, 5-6 mm. 



9 . Differs in having the abdomen more strongly and 

 evenly convex, tibiae thinner, and in the tarsi. 



Hah. — Queensland: Somerset (C. French). Type, 

 I. 3576. 



One male has the prothorax with a conspicuous greenish 

 gloss, on another it is almost of a golden-red, but the colour 

 varies to a certain extent with the point of view. The margin 

 of each elytron (as seen from the side) appears to slope rapidly 



