630 



of each is even more conspicuously scooped out, they scarcely 

 differ sexually; but the apical joint of each palpus on the 

 female i6 decidedly longer than wide. The species, however, 

 may be readily distinguished from mandibular is by the front 

 femora. 



MONOLEPTA INTERRUPT A, 11. Sp. 



Head behind eyes, elytra, metasternum (except episterna 

 which are black), and abdomen metallic bluish-green; head 

 in front of eyes (the tip of muzzle infuscated), prothorax 

 and legs (parts of the tarsi lightly infuscated) flavous; 

 antennae (parts of four basal joints obscurely flavous), parts 

 of palpi and scutellum blackish. Under-surface and legs 

 sparsely pubescent. 



Head with small punctures, with some irregular depres- 

 sions between eyes, and between antennae with three short 

 elevations, conjoined to form a thick Y. Antennae moderately 

 long and rather stout, second and third joints small and 

 subequal, their combined length scarcely equal to that of 

 fourth. Prothorax about twice as wide as long, each side of 

 base with a slight angular projection ; with a rather deep 

 transverse impression, suddenly interrupted in middle; punc- 

 tures ' rather more distinct than on head. Elytra finely 

 shagreened ; and with dense and rather small but sharply 

 denned punctures; epipleurae each traceable beyond the 

 middle to near apex as a narrow rim. Length, 3^ mm. 



Hah. — South Australia: Parachilna. Tvpe (unique). I. 

 8207. 



In Blackburn's table (ante, 1896, pp. 100-102) would be 

 associated with jnctifrons and occidentalis; from the former 

 it is distinguished by its larger size and metallic elytra, and 

 from the description of the latter by its smaller size, base of 

 head not of the same colour as the elytra, and by the four 

 basal joints of the antennae being only partly pale. 



Monolepta divisa, Blackb., Parachilna. 



M. tarsalis, Blackb., Cooper Creek, Parachilna. 



Tomyris viridula, Er., Ooldea. 



COCCINELLIDAE. 



Coccinella transversalis, Fab., Cooper Creek, Ooldea, 



Parachilna. 

 Rhizobius lindi, Blackb., Ooldea. 

 R. noctuabundus, Lea, Frome Well, Lakes Crossing, 



Parachilna. 

 R. pulcher, Blackb., Ooldea. 



Scymnus flavifrons, Blackb., Ooldea, Parachilna. 

 Cyrema nigellum, Blackb., Ooldea. 



