506 



would associate it with deceptor aud sJoanei, from both of 

 which it is readily distinguished by its much smaller size, 

 sharply defined basal angles of prothorax, and sutural mucros. 

 On the male the rami of the club are about once and one- 

 half the length of those of the female. 



Haplonycha villosa, n. sp. 



Dark reddish-castaneous and vaguely iridescent; elytra 

 slightly paler than rest of upper-surface, antennae paler, club 

 still paler. Under-surface and legs with dense, somewhat 

 golden hairs, numerous somewhat similar but paler hairs on 

 upper-surface, membranous fringe of elytra moderately long, 

 but becoming shorter posteriorly; pygidium with dense and 

 rather short stiff setae. 



Head with coarse, crowded, confluent punctures; front 

 face of clypeus with dense punctures, the setiferous ones 

 forming a double row except in exact middle, but becoming 

 dense at sides. Antennae with fourth joint distinctly longer 

 than third, seventh-ninth forming a club. Maxillary palpi 

 with penultimate joint distinctly longer than antepenultimate, 

 and distinctly shorter than apical. Prothorax about thrice 

 as wide as long, sides strongly rounded, front angles acute 

 and produced, hind ones rounded off; punctures larger and 

 denser than usual, but not very dense. Elytra lightly dilated 

 from base; geminate-striae rather feeble, punctures numerous 

 and of moderate size, larger in striae than elsewhere ; suture 

 acutely mucronate. Pygidium shagreened and punctate 

 almost throughout. Length, 17-21 mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Cunnamulla (H. Hardcastle). Type. 

 I. 801. 



In Blackburn's tables would be referred to DD of Group 

 4, but it is very different in general appearance to amabilis, 

 and it is the only species known, much of whose upper-surface 

 is clothed with numerous long, straggling hairs ; these are 

 numerous on head (including clypeus), fill all the gutters of 

 pronotum and are numerous in front, on the elytra they are 

 geminate in arrangement (but owing to their length the 

 geminate arrangement is scarcely evident, unless the elytra 

 are viewed from behind), but become more numerous and 

 irregular towards the sides. Abraded specimens look some- 

 what like punctiventris, deceptor, and fir ma. The sutural 

 mucros are longer than the membranous fringe, and instead 

 of continuing the general curve of the suture project some- 

 what outwards; the propygidium, slightly above its suture 

 with the pygidium, has a conspicuous feebly bisinuate ridge, 

 crowned with closely set, suberect, golden setae, but the 

 ridge is often covered by the elytra ; the basal joint of the 



