503 



In Blackburn's table of Group 2 could only be associated 

 with campestris, from a co-type of which it differs in having 

 very much smaller punctures on head, with a conspicuous row 

 of long hairs between the eyes; the prothorax also is more 

 transverse. In general appearance it is like antennalis, 

 laminata, dubia, and nobilis. The punctures on the head 

 behind the clypeal suture are nearly all small and free, but 

 close to the suture there are many large irregularly scattered 

 ones; the clypeus itself has sharp punctures throughout, 

 becoming more crowded (but not confluent) about the suture. 

 The type appears to be a female. 



Group If. 



Haplonycha gymnopyga, n. sp. 



Dark reddish-castaneous and iridescent, under-surface 

 somewhat darker than upper. Sterna and legs with dense 

 golden hairs, lateral gutters of pronotum each with a row of 

 similar hairs; membranous fringes of elytra very short; 

 pygidium glabrous. 



Head with not very large, and numerous but not 

 confluent punctures, more crowded and larger on middle of 

 basal portion of clypeus (which is also somewhat elevated) 

 than elsewhere ; front face of clypeus with a conspicuous row 

 of setiferous punctures across middle, but more numerous 

 and irregular on sides. Antennae with fourth joint slightly 

 longer than third, sixth-ninth forming a rather small club. 

 Maxillary palpi with penultimate joint slightly longer than 

 antepenultimate, but conspicuously shorter than apical. 

 Prothorax almost four times as wide as long, sides strongly 

 rounded, front angles produced and acute, hind ones com- 

 pletely rounded off, lateral gutters rather wide in front, 

 punctures numerous and small. Elytra feebly dilated to 

 beyond the middle ; punctures (for the genus) moderately 

 large and dense, geminate-striae distinct, the punctures 

 between each pair much sparser than between pair and pair; 

 suture unarmed. Pygidium glabrous, gibbous in middle, upper 

 portion opaque and with numerous rather small punctures, 

 lower portion polished and almost impunctate. Basal joint 

 of hind tarsi slightly longer than second. Length, 21-22 mm. 



Hab.— South Australia: Murat Bay (Dr. C. T. Abbott). 

 Type, I. 4620. 



The front face of the clypeus in its middle has very 

 sparse and small punctures, leaving the setiferous now 

 distinct, but at the sides they are obscured ; paradoxa (the 

 only species in Group 4 referred to FF) has the club four- 

 jointed, so the present species seems better referred to F. 



