399 



Chrysomela jansoni, Baly, 

 Calomel a amethyst ma, Lea. 



In describing C. amethystina I overlooked the fact that 

 its claws are simple. It, therefore, belongs to Chrysomela, 

 and appears to be a synonym of C . jansoni. A specimen from 

 North-western Australia differs from the typical form in 

 having the head entirely pale; another has a metallic blue 

 tinge only on the basal half; both have the metasternum 

 metallic-blue, but the rest of the under-surface is uniformly 

 pale. 



Chrysomela fulvilabris, Germ. 



This species also has simple claws, so should not have 

 been referred to Calomela. Specimens were standing in 

 Blackburn's Collection as C. fulvilabris , and one of these was 

 named by Chapuis as Caristea sapphiris (Mast. Cat., Sp., No. 

 6711). 



Chrysomela viridipennis, Lea (formerly Calomela J. 

 This species has also simple claws. 



Chrysomela intercoxalis, n. sp. 



Flavous, apical six joints of antennae black, the two or 

 three preceding ones more or less infuscated. 



Head with punctures varying from small to fairly large, 

 and larger between eyes than elsewhere, with a feebly-im- 

 pressed median line; clypeus with rather dense and small 

 punctures, suture distinct. Antennae rather short and stout. 

 Prothorax about thrice as wide as the median length, sides 

 lightly bisinuate, front angles conspicuously produced, front 

 margin rather strongly incurved to middle ; near sides with 

 coarse and rather dense punctures, much smaller and much 

 sparser elsewhere. Elytra slightly wider than prothorax, but 

 at extreme base no wider; with regular rows of not very 

 large punctures, smaller on apical slope and larger behind 

 shoulders than elsewhere, interstices with minute scattered 

 punctures. Inter-coxal process of prosternum grooved and 

 densely punctate along middle, base deeply notched. Length, 

 6-8x mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Cairns (Blackburn's Collection, 

 from — Cowell, E. Allen). Type, I. 2566. 



In general appearance strikingly close to Calomela 

 pallida, but with the claws simple instead of conspicuously 

 armed as on that species. A specimen from the Northern 

 Territory (Blackburn's Collection, from J. J. Walker) 

 apparently belongs to this species, but has antennae entirely 

 pale. 



