404 



Head with crowded and distinct but rather small punc- 

 tures, with a shining median line; clypeus with denser but not 

 smaller punctures than on rest of head, its suture very 

 distinct. Antennae not very stout, extending almost to apex 

 of metasternum. Prothorax shagreen ed, fully twice as wide 

 as long, sides rather strongly and evenly rounded; with 

 crowded punctures, somewhat larger than on head, but very 

 sparse and irregular on middle. Elytra shagreened, shoulders 

 gently rounded, with subgeminate rows of rather small punc- 

 tures, becoming irregular on apical slope. Prosternum with 

 dense and coarse punctures, inter-coxal process conspicuously 

 bilobed at base. Length, 8J-8J mm. 



Hah.— Western Australia: Cue (H. W. Brown). Type, 

 I. 2601. 



In size and sculpture much like imperiaUs, but the 

 upper-surface finely shagreened and without the beautiful 

 play of colours of that species. In general appearance, at a 

 glance, somewhat like enlarged and widened specimens of 

 Ghrysomela attstralica, but the elytral punctures are very dif- 

 ferent. The claws on the four front tarsi are conspicuously 

 dentate, but on the hind ones are feebly so, although the teeth 

 are fairly distinct from certain directions. 



Calomela minima, n. sp. 



Flavous, with smoky-brown markings. 



Head with irregularly-distributed punctures, not very 

 large towards base, but somewhat larger in front ; clypeus 

 very short, its suture irregular. Antennae extending to 

 middle of metasternum, joints sixth to tenth transverse. 

 Prothorax about twice as wide as long, basal two-thirds 

 almost parallel-sided ; with well-defined but not very large 

 punctures, moderately crowded towards (but not on) sides, 

 but sparser elsewhere. Elytra not wider than prothorax, 

 parallel-sided to near apex ; with regular rows of distinct 

 but not very large punctures, becoming smaller posteriorly, 

 interstices with a few minute ones. Inter-coxal process of 

 prosternum with a row of punctures on each side, base 

 obtusely bilobed. Length, 3^-3| mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Bundaberg (A. M. Lea). Type, 

 I. 2606. 



Much smaller and with colour pattern different from those 

 of any previously-described species, but with the ordinary 

 outlines of a Calomela or Chrysomela, and the armed claws 

 of the former (the claws from certain directions appear to be 

 unarmed, but from others they are seen to be distinctly, 

 although rather obtusely, dentate near base). The darker 



