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•€qual to first and second combined, less than fourth and fifth 

 combined, fourth to eleventh subequal in length, seventh to 

 tenth increasingly wider. Prothorax 3"5 x 6 mm., truncate 

 at apex, sublobate at base, sides (seen from above) evenly, 

 arcuately converging from base to apex, (seen from the side) 

 more strongly transverse and rounded behind the middle, 

 apical part of lateral carina only evident from above ; disc 

 distinctly irregularly punctate (less closely than in C. 

 catenulatus, Blkb.), a laevigate central line near base only, 

 all angles widely obtuse (seen from above the posterior angles 

 subrectangular). Scutellum triangular, metallic, and nitid. 

 Elytra regularly ovate, longitudinally more convex than C . 

 catenulatus, Blkb., sides not at all parallel, seriate-punctate, 

 series with large subfoveate punctures, irregular in size, 

 shape, and spacing, becoming smaller at base and near suture, 

 larger at apex and sides (extreme lateral row very small), 

 the intervals flat on centre, irregularly subconvex at sides 

 and apex, finely but distinctly punctate. Abdomen with 

 apical segment punctate, other segments closely strigose, 

 metasternum depressed and widely sulcate behind, finely 

 rugose in front, prosternum carinate, posterior tarsi with 

 basal joint less than the rest combined. Dimensions — 17 

 X 8'5 mm. 



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



A single specimen received some years ago from Mr. 

 T)odd is superficially most like C. catenulatus, Blkb. It differs 

 in having its prothorax quite black (in C. catenulatus it is 

 coppery), in having no ocular sulcus, in its elytra differently 

 coloured with all the punctures smaller and more irregular 

 (especially towards the sides and apex, where many elongate 

 punctures prevail). The intervals near apex are transversely 

 ridged, and the interstitial punctures are very fine. This 

 species is more coarsely punctured in the series than any other 

 known to me except C. catenulatus, Blkb. Type in the 

 -author's collection. 



Chalcopterus angusticollis, n. sp. 



Very elongate and narrow, widened rather strongly be- 

 hind the middle, head, prothorax, under-side, legs, and basal 

 half of antennae nitid-black, apical-half of antennae opaque 

 and setose, elytra with alternate, irregular stripes of coppery- 

 purple, blue or green, extreme sides (in one example the 

 suture also) slightly golden, colours not definitely in vittse, 

 tarsi nigro-setose. 



Head finely and closely punctate, eyes unusually widely 

 separated, by space greater than the length of basal joint of 

 .antennae, ocular sulcus not clearly defined. Antennae thick. 



