148 



specimens have the elytra entirely dark, and in many others 

 the red markings are just traceable. 



LOMAPTERA MACROSTICTA, Lea, 



PL vii., figs. 12, 13. 



Twelve specimens recently taken by Mr. W. D. Dodd 

 at the Coen River all have the large spot entire, as in fig. 13, 

 but I have seen several resembling fig. 12. 



LOMAPTERA ACANTHOPYGA, n. Sp. 



PL vi., fig. 1. 



9 . Metallic coppery-green, portion of clypeus, lateral 

 and basal margins of prothorax (narrowly), about one-third 

 of elytra at apex, pygidium, tibiae, tarsi, antennae, and palpi 

 more or less castaneous, with a faint greenish gloss. 



Head with small, scattered punctures, becoming denser 

 on clypeus; the latter deeply cleft. Prothorax feebly decreas- 

 ing in width from base to beyond the middle, and then strongly 

 narrowed to apex; disc with small, scattered punctures, 

 becoming denser towards and strigose on sides; scutellar lobe 

 somewhat obtuse at tip, just leaving the tip of scutellum 

 exposed. Elytra not much wider than prothorax, post- 

 humeral incurvature rather strong, sides diminishing in width 

 to apex; rather densely transversely strigose, except at basal 

 fourth, where there are a few small punctures only. Pygidium 

 acutely produced in middle, longitudinally foveate on each 

 side of base, densely concentrically strigose. Front tibice 

 sinuous on external edge, the apex strongly dentate. Length, 

 22 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Johnstone River. Type in C. 

 French's collection. 



Readily distinguished from all previously described Aus- 

 tralian species by the partly castaneous elytra and appendages 

 and acutely pointed pygidium. Its nearest Australian ally 

 is duboulayi, but the pygidium is very different to that of the 

 female of that species. The two shades of colour on the 

 elytra gradually merge into each other. 



Hemipharis insularis, Gory et Perch. 



Described originally as from Melville Island, but a com- 

 mon species in the Northern Territory and Queensland. 

 Specimens vary in size from 17 to 26 mm.,( 24 ) and in colour 



(24) The only specimen I have ever seen less than 20 mm. is 

 but 17 mm., and is in the National Museum from the Endeavour 

 River. 



