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9 . Differs in having the eyes less prominent, no part 

 between these and the antennae flavous, the antennae shorter ; 

 first joint less dilated to apex, second much smaller and simple 

 (but almost as long as the third and fourth combined), elytra 

 less parallel-sided, and in the front tarsi. 



Hab. — Queensland: Winton (A. M. Lea). 



A small species with elytral punctures quite as sharply 

 denned on the whole of the metallic parts as elsewhere; a 

 character by which it may be readily distinguished from 

 cams, eyrensis, and other species with somewhat similar 

 markings; the entirely pale antennae are also distinctive. A 

 female (from Hughendon) appears to belong to the species, 

 but is not quite so brightly coloured. 



Laius stenotarsus, n. sp. 

 PI. xiii., figs. 15, 38. 



cS . Flavous; head (except sides of muzzle), seven apical 

 joints of antennae, scutellum, mesosternum, metasternum, 

 most of abdomen, hind legs, and most of middle ones, black 

 or blackish; elytra metallic-blue, with a wide, median, flavous 

 fascia dilated at suture and sides. Clothed with long, 

 straggling, blackish hairs, and with sparse, pale pubescence. 



Head with dense and minute punctures. Eyes more 

 prominent than usual. Antennae moderately long, first joint 

 stout, dilated to apex and there acutely produced upwards, 

 second large and distorted, convex on the lower-surface and 

 irregularly concave on the upper, with an obtuse elevation 

 at the middle of the inner edge, third joint longer than fourth, 

 the others feebly decreasing in size, but tenth distinctly 

 longer than ninth. Prothorax strongly transverse, sides 

 strongly and evenly rounded, a shallow transverse depression 

 towards base. Elytra not much wider than widest part of 

 prothorax, sides almost parallel to near apex ; with crowded 

 and rather small, but sharply-defined punctures, becoming 

 much smaller and sparser on parts of the metallic markings. 

 Front femora largely excavated in middle; front tarsi much 

 thinner than usual, but second joint with a thin black outer 

 rim. Length, 3 mm. 



Hab. — Northern Territory: Daly River (H. Wesselman). 

 Type (unique), I. 7577. 



Of the size and general appearance of carus, and with 

 similar (except as to colour) front legs, but apical markings 

 of elytra connected across suture, two basal joints of antennae 

 entirely pale, the projection at tip of the first joint stouter, 

 and the second somewhat different in shape ; from e genus it 

 differs in being narrower, with coarser punctures on the basal 

 markings of elytra, and in its pale front legs. A single 



