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regarded as rather small, even behind the shoulders, whereas 

 on others they are rather coarse there, but on none do they 

 appear to be distinctly confluent. The most abundant form 

 is of a more or less brassy-green or brassy-blue, but specimens 

 vary from a vivid-green to deep-purple, or even black, with 

 but a slight bluish gloss ; the brightly-green specimens as a 

 rule are males, and the purple ones females, but the brassy, 

 brassy-purple, and blue ones may belong to either sex. The 

 appendages are reddish, sometimes almost flavous, but with 

 antennae partly infuscated, the infuscation varying from only 

 the tip of the eleventh joint to the whole of the five apical 

 ones; the legs are occasionally deeply infuscated. 



Some specimens from Cairns (Macleay Museum), Mackay 

 (R. E. Turner), and the Endeavour River (C. French) appear 

 to belong to this species, but have the prothoracic punctures 

 rather more conspicuous, although small : they vary in colour 

 in similar ways and the sexual differences are the same, so I 

 presume they represent but a variety. 



Cleptor chloropterus, n. sp. 



(S . Flavous-red ; elytra brassy-green. 



Head with rather, numerous well defined but rather small 

 punctures, more distinct between eyes than elsewhere ; median 

 line feeble in front, and disappearing before base. Prothorax 

 with strongly rounded sides ; with a few scattered and rather 

 small punctures. Elytra with fairly large and irregular punc- 

 tures on basal third, becoming lineate in arrangement and 

 smaller posteriorly ; with a deep subsutural stria on apical slope 

 of each elytron, and with remnants of others. Flanks of 

 prosternum without punctures or striae. Fifth segment of 

 abdomen depressed across middle, and with a feeble central 

 fovea. Femora stout, front pair angulate and dentate ; tibiae 

 with distinct ridges, dilated to and notched at apex ; basal 

 joint of four front tarsi distinctly dilated. Length, 3 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cairns district (A. M. Lea). Type 

 (unique), I. 3580. 



The reddish head and prothorax readily distinguish 

 from other species of the genus ; the absence of notches from 

 near the outer apex of the four hind tibiae is evidence that the 

 species should not be referred to Rhyparida. The prothoracic 

 punctures, although not large, are sharply defined. 



Cleptor apicistriatus, n. sp. 



Black, with a slight bronzy gloss ; labrum, palpi (tips 

 excepted), five basal joints of antennae, and base of each of 

 the others, more or less reddish, legs deeply infuscated. 



