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The markings of the upper-surface are much like those of 

 nigroapicalis, but the medio-basal lobe of the pronotum is 

 very different ; structurally it is close to maculicollis. Another 

 female (6 J mm.), from North-western Australia, has the legs 

 almost entirely pale. Both specimens have a vague bluish 

 iridescence. 



Emenadia crassipes, n. sp. 



cS . Black ; part of mandibles and a narrow strip between 

 their bases, basal joints of antennae, sides, and hind angles 

 of pro thorax, tibiae, and most of tarsi deep red ; elytra 

 variegated. 



Head with numerous distinct but not very large punc- 

 tures on vertex, becoming crowded and subasperate in front. 

 Frothorax parallel-sided for most of its length, but with 

 hind angles conspicuously diverging, medio-basal lobe rather 

 wide and lightly notched ; with crowded sublaminate punc- 

 tures. Elytra each with a shallow longitudinal impression, 

 punctures crowded and sublaminate posteriorly, not quite so 

 dense towards base. Hind tibiae stout and noticeably dilated 

 towards apex; basal* joint of hind tarsi stout and with coarse 

 punctures, second joint transverse and subtriangular in trans- 

 verse section. Length, 7 mm. 



Hob. — Queensland: Stradbroke Island (J. H. Boreham). 

 Type in Queensland Museum. 



The colour (which everywhere has a beautiful bluish 

 iridescence) is somewhat suggestive of some males of maculi- 

 collis, but the hind tibiae are stouter, and the hind tarsi are 

 very different, the first joint being rougher and the second 

 transverse ; on that species the second joint is distinctly longer 

 than wide. The elytra of the type are black at the base, 

 then have a wide flavous fascia, followed by a black space 

 bounded at the sides and followed by a deep red colour, but 

 the entire lateral margins are narrowly reddish. 



A female from the Swan River (A. M. Lea) agrees so 

 well with the type in structure that it probably belongs to the 

 same species, but it differs considerably in colour, the lower 

 half of the front part of the head (and a short projection 

 backwards), parts of the mandibles, two small oblong spots 

 on the front part of the pronotum, part of the sides, large 

 patches of the mesosternum and of the metasternum, part of 

 the basal segment of abdomen, claws, tibial spurs, parts of 

 the hind tibiae and tarsi, and two basal joints of antennae are 

 more or less red, all other parts being black: In general 

 appearance it is close to punctulaticeps, but (apart from colour 

 differences) the punctures of the head are not so dense between 

 the eyes, and the hind legs are very different. Its length is 

 11 mm. 



