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Calomela waterhousei, Baiy. 

 G. lauta, Blackb. 

 As the descriptions of the above read as if founded upon 

 but one species, Mr. Arrow was asked to compare the types. 

 In reply he wrote: — "C. lauta, type, agrees with a specimen 

 named waterhousei, by Baly, but apparently not the actual 

 type, which I cannot find." 



Calomela ruficeps, Boi. 



Australica pyrrhocephala, Clark. 



Mr. Arrow was asked if he considered pyrrhocephala to 

 be a synonym of ruficeps. Of the type he wrote: — "Agrees 

 exactly with a specimen which appears to be a type of ruficeps 

 from the Dejean Collection in this (British) Museum." 



Calomela laticollis, n. sp. 



Of a dingy testaceo-flavous, head somewhat darker, 

 punctures with a purplish gloss. 



Head wide, with dense punctures of fairly large or 

 moderate sizes, on clypeus denser and smaller than elsewhere. 

 F-rothorax more than twice as wide as long, sides gently 

 increasing in width to near base; punctures larger than on 

 head but not so dense, larger towards (but not on) sides than 

 elsewhere. Elytra elongate, parallel-sided to near apex; with 

 almost regular rows of deep punctures, somewhat -larger and 

 more irregular along middle than elsewhere. Inter-coxal 

 process of prosternum conspicuously bilobed at base, with a 

 few scattered punctures. Claws somewhat obtusely dentate. 

 Length, 7| mm. 



Hah. — "North-west of South Australia (H. Basedow). 

 Type (unique), I. 2600. 



At a glance close to lauta, but elytral punctures very 

 different. In many respects it agrees with the description of 

 waterhousei, but that species is noted as having "whole upper- 

 surface closely covered with deep punctures," whereas on 

 this species the majority of the elytral punctures, even to the 

 naked eye, are in regular, or almost regular, series. The 

 greatest width of the prothorax is slightly more than that 

 of the elytra. The antennae (except the basal joints) are 

 missing from the type. 



Calomela tenutcornis, n. sp. 

 Dark bronzy-green or brassy-blue, under-surface brassy- 

 green, labrum and appendages (apical third or more of 

 antennae infuscated) of a dingv-flavous, knees infuscated or 

 bluish. 



