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depression towards each side in front; with moderately dense 

 but small and rather feeble punctures. Elytra about one- 

 third wider than prothorax ; each with four feeble discal 

 costae or remnants of same ; densely and finely granulate- 

 punctate or shagreened. Tip of abdomen very feebly notched. 

 Femora rather stouter than usual. Length, 8-9 J mm. 



Hab. — Western Australia: Greraldton (T. Hooper). 

 Type, I. 6744. 



In general appearance at first glance fairly close to 

 inter ocularis, but head narrower, with longer eyes, prothorax 

 considerably longer, elytra with different clothing, and 

 appendages entirely pale, or at most in places very lightly 

 infuscated. From litoralis it is still more distinct. The dark 

 space on the head touches both eyes and extends in front 

 almost to the clypeus, and at the back a slight distance 

 beyond the eyes, the spot on each side of the pronotum is 

 not very large, is somewhat oval in shape and obliquely placed, 

 with the narrower end inwards. The apical joint of the palpi 

 is stout and feebly notched near the outer apex, the notch 

 rendered rather more conspicuous by a few overhanging 

 •setae. There are four males before me, practically identical 

 in colour and all with the genital armature conspicuous. 



COPIDITA ERYTHRODERES, n. Sp. 



3 . Dark metallic coppery-green or blue ; prothorax 

 reddish-flavous, antennae and scutellum blackish. Moderately 

 clothed with short, depressed, whitish pubescence; pronotum 

 almost glabrous. . 



Head convex at the back, but flattened between eyes; 

 with dense and sharply-defined but not very large punctures ; 

 mandibles bifid. Eyes large and almost entire. Antennae 

 long and thin, eleventh joint scarcely longer than tenth and 

 lightly semidouble. Prothorax about as long as wide, sides 

 moderately inflated near apex, apex evenly rounded, base 

 gently upturned; with a complete shallow depression across 

 the disc near apex, and a less regular depression across base; 

 punctures somewhat as on head. Elytra much wider than 

 prothorax; each with four discal costae, very distinct towards 

 base, but becoming rather feeble posteriorly; with crowded 

 and small but mostly sharply-defined punctures. Length 

 (rf, 9), 8-11 mm. 



9 . Differs in being wider, prothorax lightly transverse, 

 tip of abdomen gently rounded instead of conspicuously 

 notched, and antennae and legs somewhat shorter and stouter. 



Hab. — Western Australia: Perth (National Museum, 

 from G. French), Swan River (A. M. Lea), Salt River 

 (Australian Museum). Type, T. 6745. 



