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On the head and prothorax of this and of all other species, 

 except multistriata and multicarinata, the punctures are closely 

 placed together and shallow, with thin walls, somewhat sug- 

 gestive of shallow honey-comb ; and even on the species named 

 there is an approach to same on the head. On all the species 

 there are rather large and distinct punctures on the flanks of 

 the prosternum, but adjacent to the episterna there are some- 

 times shining and almost impunctate spaces. 



TiiYPOcoLASPrs OB s CUR I PES, n. sp. 



. Dark metallic brassy-blue or bronz3^-green : elytra 

 with bronzy or purplish markings, under-surfacs black, legs 

 blackish, tarsi, antennae, and palpi reddish, labrum and front 

 tibiae somewhat darker. • 



Head much as on preceding species, except that the 

 antennae are somewhat shorter. I'rothora.r much as on that 

 species, except that there are no circular depressions towards 

 the base. Elytra with numerous rows of well-defined punc- 

 tures, and with several interstices elevated above, the others. 

 Abdomen with a small, circular apical fovea. Four front 

 tihiae lightly curved and increasing in width to apex, the 

 others rather acutely angulate at outer apex. Length, 

 2-2J mm. 



9 • Differs in ^ving abdomen non-foveate and hind 

 tibiae somcAvhat thinner. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cairns district (Macleay Museum, E. 

 Allen, and A. M. Lea). Type, I. 3599. 



In size, and to a certain extent in appearance, close to the 

 preceding species, but less brightly metallic, prothorax without 

 subfoveate impressions, elytra more roughly sculptured, legs 

 darker, hind tibiae of male of different shape, and the basal 

 joint of the four front tarsi much smaller (scarcely larger than 

 those of the female). On each elytron of two females there are 

 three large purplish blotches — one at base, one at middle, and 

 one at summit of apical slope, but towards the side they are 

 all connected together ; but on another female and on two 

 males the elytral markings are very obscure ; the tip of the 

 middle tibiae is usually diluted with red. The elytral punc- 

 tures, although each is sharply defined, are in less regular rows 

 on the basal half than on the preceding species, but posteriorly 

 they are set in conspicuous striae : on each elytron across the 

 middle three interstices are usually distinctly elevated above 

 their fellows, but at the summit of the apical slope the four 

 adjacent to the suture are equally prominent. From some 

 directions the four hind tibiae seem to be feebly notched near 

 the outer apex, but this appearance is due partly to the dilated 



