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thorax œneous, strongly punctured at the sides, elytra bluish, finely 

 punctate-striate. — Length, 7-8 mill. 



Head entirely impunctate, fulvous, apical joints of palpi piceous, 

 antennse black, the lower two joints fulvous, thorax twice as broad 

 as long, greenish-aeneous, the sides straight, slightly rounded 

 anteriorly, the dise with a few punctures only, Ihe sides strongly 

 and partly confluently punctured; elytra metallic dark bluish, finely 

 punctate-striate, the interstices finely aciculate hère and there, the 

 underside blackish or piceous, the last abdominal segment more or 

 less fulvous; legs fulvous, tarsi black, claws appendiculate, the 

 anterior coxal cavities closed. 



Hah. N. S. Wales. 



Distinguished by the fulvous head and legs and black tarsi. I hâve 

 received several spécimens from Mr. Bang-Haas. 



Ghalcomela variegata n. sp. — Below greenish black, ahove 

 cupreous and greenish, apical joint of the antennœ fulvous, thorax 

 nearly impunctate, cupreous, margined with metallic greeyi, elytra 

 strongly punctate-striate, cupreous, the punctures very fine near the 

 apex. — Length, 6 mill. 



Head impunctate, cupreous, margined with green, the middle 

 with a longitudinal groove, labrum piceous, margined with testa- 

 ceous, antennae extending just below the base of the thorax, piceous, 

 the last joint fulvous, or ail the joints stained with this colour at the 

 apex, terminal joints moderately widened; thorax three times 

 broader than long, the sides nearly straight, the anterior and pos- 

 terior margin produced and rounded at the middle, anterior angles 

 not produced, the surface very sparingly punctured at the sides and 

 at the base, rest of the dise impunctate, of cupreous and green 

 colour, both shades irregularly distributed and not well defined ; elytra 

 slightly wider at the base than the thorax with a moderately produ- 

 ced lobe below the shoulders, the surface strongly punctate-striate, 

 except near the apex, where the punctures are fine, the interstices 

 flat, with single fine punctures hère and there, cupreous with a 

 shade of green near the shoulders and the margins, elytral epipleurae 

 very broad and slightly concave, underside and legs more or less 

 piceous, the breast sometimes eeneous or cupreous, prosternum not 

 raised, narrow, claws simple. 



Hah. Richmond, N. S. Wales. 



I know no species of this genus whieh is of the same coloration, 

 the others having generally well defined patehes or stripes of 

 metallic blue or purplish, in the présent insect, the coloration is 

 nearly uniform cupreous with slight greenish margins or spots 

 whieh are illdefined. I hâve five spécimens before me whicii show 



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