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831 Form widely ovate, punctures 



round hicolor, Fab. 



tardus, Blkb. 

 (Punctures concolourous with 



■elytra) var. torridus, Pasc. 

 841 Form elongate and narrow, punc- 

 tures elongate ihnosits, Blkb. 



Elytra irregularly punctate (punc- 

 tures not in series) variolaris, Pasc. 



The following are the descriptions of the new species : — 



Amarygmus carbo, n. sp. 



Convex, widely ovate, very nitid-black above and be- 

 neath, antennas and tarsi castaneons. 



Head minutely punctate, eyes very approximate, 

 separated by a space about equal to length of the second 

 antennal joint, antennae rather long, fine, with apical- joints 

 very little thickened, joint one unusually long, second very 

 short, third equal to fourth and fifth combined, fourth to 

 tenth subequal, eleventh longer than tenth, elongate-ovate. 

 Prothorax very transverse, 2x5 (vix.) mm., anterior angles 

 a little acute (about 80°) and produced, base very slightly 

 lobate in the middle, posterior angles subacute but rounded, 

 sides evenly but arcuately converging forwards, disc finely and 

 closely (not distinctly) punctate, without any sign of medial 

 line. Elytra very convex, wider than prothorax and oval, 

 striate-punctate with eight well-marked strise on each elytron 

 (the foar middle fine, the four exterior deep) ; the punctures 

 therein very small, half-concealed, evenly, and rather widely 

 placed, intervals very lightly convex near middle, strongly 

 convex laterally, minutely punctate. Abdomen finely strio- 

 late, sternum slightly striolate at sides, all tibiae nearly 

 straight. Dimensions — 7'5-9 x 5-5*5 mm. 



Hah. — North Queensland: Kuranda (F. Dodd) ; Bloom- 

 field River (D. Le Souef). 



Apparently a common species, judging by the number 

 of specimens met with in collections. Seven specimens under 

 examination. Less wide, more nitid, intervals more convex 

 than A. sphceroides (infra); it is somewhat similar in form 

 to A. convexus, Pasc. (a non-striate species), but its prothorax 

 is much wider, w^ith more approximate eyes. Much wider 

 and more convex, eyes more approximate than A. striatus^ 

 Macl. Types in the author's collection. 



Amarygmus sph^roides, n. sp. 

 Widely ovate, very convex, head and prothorax opaque- 

 black, elytra, under-side, and legs slightly nitid-black, the 

 last red at the knees, antennae and tarsi red or ferruginous, 

 tarsal clothing red. 



