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visible from above. Scvtelhim triangular with curvilinear 

 sides, minutely punctate. Elytra very convex, of same width 

 as prothorax at base, slightly wider behind shoulders, then 

 gradually narrowed to the rounded apex ; each elytron with 

 eight rows of large, sometimes elongate, punctures, placed 

 closely (the intervals between two less than the diameter of 

 a puncture), the first series and the last forming continuous 

 striae, the others only striate at the apical declivity, intervals 

 convex (strongly so at the apex). Abdomen smooth except for 

 a few round punctures between the posterior coxae, a similar 

 cluster of punctures on the meiasternum between the inter- 

 mediate coxae continued along the anterior margin of 

 metasternum; intermediate and hind tibiae curved. Dimen- 

 sions — 7 X 3 mm. 



Hah. — North Queensland: Kuranda (F. Dodd). 



A single specimen sent by Mr. Dodd is the most beautiful 

 Amarygmus known to me, the golden subfoveate punctures 

 on the coppery-purple elytra and the metallic pronotum alone 

 distinguishing it from all described species. In form it is 

 very like a small A. varioJai^is, Pasc, but the punctures are 

 smaller and more elongate with quite a different arrangement, 

 while the prothorax is more convex and rounded at the sides 

 than in Pascoe's species. The elytra are scarcely striate, ex- 

 cept on the first and the external row, also at the apex, where 

 the striae are deep and well marked, but towards the middle 

 the deep and close punctures, narrow, and sometimes con- 

 fluent or elongate, give much the impression of striation, but 

 the spaces between the punctures are distinctly on the same 

 level with the raised interstices. Type in the author's col- 

 lection. 



Amarygmus kuranda, n. sp. 



Moderately convex, ovate; head, antennae, legs, and 

 under-side black, the last nitid, pronotum green, elytra 

 obscure blue-green with purple reflections moderately nitid, 

 tarsal clothing red. 



Head densely, finely punctate, eyes separated by a dis- 

 tance equal in length of third antennal joint, antennae not 

 extending to middle of body, joint three shorter than fourth 

 and fifth combined, apical-joints slightly enlarged, fourth to 

 sixth equal and short, seventh to tenth subcorneal, eleventh 

 longer and ovoid. Prothorax slightly produced in the middle 

 and angles at apex, very slightly lobate at base, sides evenly 

 and arcuately converging forwards, not twice as wide at base 

 as at apex, anterior angles rectangular, posterior obtuse, 

 margins evident from above; closely and very finely punctate 

 and without any medial line. Scutellum smooth, metallic, 

 and triangular. Elytra oval, moderately convex (as in A. 



