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seventh to a still less extent; in the female the seventh-tenth 

 are evenly produced at the apex and not at all lop-sided. On 

 the male there is a conspicuous triangular tooth on the inner 

 edge of the hind tibiae, just before the middle; from the 

 female this is absent; on the male also the space beyond the 

 tooth is often serrated, and the other tibiae are serrated (more 

 conspicuously on some specimens than on others) ; on the male 

 only, the basal segment of the abdomen is acutely carinated 

 along the middle. The antennae of both sexes vary somewhat 

 in thickness, and the eleventh joint in length ; the eleventh- 

 also is lightly nodulose. 



I have seen several species standing under the name of 

 affLnis in Australian collections, but the description seems to 

 have been drawn up from the pale form of grandis, and till 

 evidence to the contrary is forthcoming I think it should be 

 treated as a synonym of that species. 



Lagria cyanea, Macl. 

 This species is abundant in many parts of Queensland, 

 and the elytra vary from green, through blue, to deep purple. 

 Mr. Carter considers that pupureipennis is a colour variety 

 of it, but if so it is at least a variety well worthy of a name. 



Lagria albovillosa, Macl. 

 In nearly all the specimens I have seen of this species 

 the elytral suture (not mentioned in the original description) 

 is narrowly reddish. 



Lagria pulchrivaria, n. sp. 



d . Upper -surface variegated ; parts of muzzle and of 

 several basal joints of antennae, under-surface, and most of 

 femora more or less red, rest of legs and of antennae more or 

 less blackish. Clothed with rather short and not very dense, 

 whitish pubescence. 



Head with crowded and rather coarse punctures. 

 Antennae not very thin, first joint longer than second and 

 third combined, second small, third slightly longer than 

 fourth, seventh and tenth lightly produced to one side at 

 apex, eighth more, and the ninth still more noticeably pro- 

 duced there, eleventh granulate, slightly longer than three pre- 

 ceding joints combined. Prothorax subcylindrical, slightly 

 longer than wide, with crowded and rather coarse punctures. 

 Elytra at base about twice the width of prothorax, sides 

 dilated to near apex and then widely rounded ; punctures 

 sharply defined but somewhat smaller than on prothorax, and 

 becoming smaller posteriorly. Four hind tibiae lightly 

 denticulate on lower surface. Length, ( d" , 9)> 9-11 mm. 



