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FURTHER NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN COLEOPTERA, 
Mr. Clark attributes it to Gcderuca on the same page on which 
he distinguishes Menippus from that genus by its claws not being 
simple. 
N. Territory of S. Australia; taken by Dr, Wood and Mr. J. 
P. Tepper. 
Monolepta. 
M. Tepperi, sp.nov. 
Elongato-oblonga ; sat parallela ; fusco-testacea; antennis, tibiis 
tarsisque piceis; prothorace femoribusque flavo-(magis quam fusco-) 
testaceis ; elytris disco longitudinaliter Lnfuscatis, spatio infuscato 
nec basin nec apicem attingente ; supra sat sequaliter subtilius 
crebre obscure punctulata. [Long. 2§, lat. 1 line. 
The head is transversely grooved behind the insertion of the 
antennte between which an obscure keel takes its rise and runs 
forward for a short distance. The antennm are unfortunately 
broken in both the specimens before me, but are probably a little 
more than half the length of the body ; the basal joint is elongate 
and gently thickened towards the apex, its extreme base being 
testaceous, its remainder dark shining brown ; joints 2-4 are 
dull pitchy black, 2 short, 3 longer, 4 longer still ; the rest are 
wanting. The prothorax is subquadrate, a little more than a half 
wider than long, the sides but little rounded, the front subtruncate, 
not much narrower than the base which is rounded. The scu- 
tellum is triangular and rather small. The vitta-like infuscation 
on the disc of each elytron leaves a narrow lateral, and a wide 
sutural, pale margin. Only the apex of the pygidium is exposed. 
The basal joint of the posterior tarsi is slightly longer than the 
following three together ; the posterior tibise are armed with a 
long spine ; the anterior coxal ca\’ities are closed ; the elytral 
epipleurae wide near the base and quite obscure beyond the 
middle. 
Appears to be allied to M. dimidiata, .Jacoby, (from Cape York) 
but differs from it structurally in the pygidium being almost 
covered by the elytra. 
N. Territory of S. Australia ; taken by Mr. J. P. Tepper. 
