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map of the Torres Straits region, nor could I find any reference 

 to it, although there are several Cornwallis Islands elsewhere. 

 Mr. C. Hedley, however, informed me that it is a small 

 island a little west of Saibai, and close to the Papuan coast. 

 Unless evidence is forthcoming that the species occurs in 

 Queensland, or on some islands adjacent to same, it should 

 not, therfore, be regarded as Australian. 



Gestro described the species as having a golden lustre, 

 but Schoch < 58 ) stated that he could not perceive the same.( 59 ) 

 A female in Mr. French's collection labelled as aurata 

 (apparently correctly so) is also without golden lustre, but in 

 some lights the surface (more especially at the sides) appears 

 to have a beautiful purplish lustre. Its pygidium is more 

 acutely pointed than in any known Australian species, except 

 the new one here described. 



Genus and Species. ( 1) 



A small (13 mm.) specimen in the National Museum is 

 labelled as from Queensland, but as I have seen no Australian 

 species at all close to it in structure, prefer to return it un- 

 named, as it may not be really Australian. 



It has outlines somewhat as in Clithria ebumeoguttata, 

 but has very small punctures, the elytra are transversely 

 strigose on the sides from the middle to the apex, round the 

 apex, and a short distance up the suture, where the strigse 

 become longitudinal. It is black, but with most of the under- 

 surface and the legs reddish; the clypeus is reddish, with two 

 black lines. The pygidium is mostly black; but reddish, with 

 black spots, on the lower-surface. The front tibiae are armed 

 at the apex only, the others about the middle as well. The 

 mesosternal process is acute. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



Plate VI. 



Fig. 1. Lomaptera acanthopyga, Lea. 



2. Dilochrosis rufolatera, Lea. 



3. ,, tvalteri, Lea. 



4. Eupcecila evanescens, Lea. 



5. Chlorobapta hirtipes, Lea. 



6. Polystigma calopyga, Lea. 



7. Lyraphora vittivaria, Lea. 



8. Glycyphana ochreonotata, Lea. 



(58) Mitt. Schweiz. Ent. Ges., x., p. 143. 



(59) "Den Goldschimmer der griinen Farbe konnte ich nicht 

 wahrnehmen." 



