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sand sides gently rounded, a deep oblique impression between 

 •each shoulder and scutellum, and a shallow one behind each 

 shoulder; with regular rows of distinct but not very large 

 punctures, becoming smaller and irregular posteriorly, inter- 

 stices impunctate or almost so. Inter-coxal process of 

 presternum not conspicuously ridged in front, basal half 

 deeply grooved, base conspicuously bilobed. Length, 4^ mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Cairns district (A. M. Lea). Type 

 (unique), I. 2681. 



A beautiful little species, not close to any other of the 

 genus, although at first glance apparently close to i?npressi- 

 €ollis, but markings different, , prothorax wider in proportion, 

 and very differently sculptured. From some directions each 

 side of the prothorax appears to be obtusely dentate about 

 the middle, this really being due to the rapid downward slope 

 of the margins. The scutellum at a glance appears to be 

 black, but is really of a rather dark-red ; there are four 

 subangular spots across the basal third of the elytra, the 

 outer ones about twice the size of and somewhat to the rear 

 of the others, the two other spots are transversely elliptic, 

 and placed at the apical third : the dark parts of the under- 

 surface are the basal segment of abdomen, flanks of the 

 mesosternum and metasternum, and a subtriangular space on 

 each side of the metasternum, extending from its hind corner 

 to the middle coxa. 



Chalcolampra chalybeata, Baly. 

 On some specimens of this species (which appears to be 

 •confined to Tasmania) there is a large, round, sharply-limited 

 black spot on the reddish head, but on others the two colours 

 are more diffused, so that the head appears to be mottled. 

 The colours of the rest of the body and of the appendages are 

 generally like those of some specimens of rufipes, but the 

 species is decidedly narrower and the punctures are not the 

 same. 



Chalcolampra quadrifasciata, n. sp. 



Flavous, apical half (or more) of antennae infuscated ; 

 elytra with- four scarlet fasciae. 



Head almost impunctate, with a vague median line and 

 a fairly-conspicuous fovea near each eye. Antennae rather 

 long, third and fourth joints subequal and slightly shorter 

 than the following oues. Prothorax about thrice as wide as 

 long, apex gently incurved to middle, sides evenly rounded ; 

 with a few large punctures about sides, but none elsewhere. 

 Elytra elongate, distinctly wider than prothorax at base, 

 sides gentlv rounded, with numerous minute, almost evenlv- 

 distributed punctures. Inter-coxal process of prosternum 



