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doubtful), and on the upper-surface consists of green scales, 

 with a slight golden lustre. On the prothorax the scales are 

 smaller than on the elytra, and towards the middle change to 

 setae. On the under-surface and legs they are mostly bluish. 



MlSOPHRICE SOROR, n. sp. 



Black. Moderately clothed with white setose scales. 



Rostrum long, thin, and moderately curved; basal 

 ridges very feeble, but with distinct rows of punctures, 

 becoming very small in front. Prothorax feebly transverse, 

 sides feebly rounded, base not much wider than apex; with 

 numerous partially concealed punctures. Elytra, at base 

 slightly wider than prothorax, sides feebly dilated to beyond 

 the middle; with rows of rather large punctures. Length, 

 1^-lf mm. 



Hab. — South Australia: Mount Lofty (S. H. Curnow), 

 Kangaroo Island, Port Lincoln; New South Wales: Sydney; 

 Tasmania: Hobart, Launceston (A. M. Lea). Type, I. 2082. 



I have long had specimens of this abundant species mixed 

 with parallela, but they differ in being slightly less robust, 

 and the clothing on the elytra similar to that on the pro- 

 thorax, instead of in the form of distinct scales. The cloth- 

 ing, although adpressed, is more setose than squamose in 

 character, and is usually of an opaque-white, although on 

 some specimens vaguely greenish or bluish. On some speci- 

 mens from certain directions a few golden scales appear 

 scattered about on the sides. The female has the elytra more 

 dilated posteriorly than in the male, whose elytra are some- 

 times almost parallel-sided; her rostrum is also slightly 

 longer, with smaller punctures, and abdomen more convex. 



MlSOPHRICE BLACKBURNI, n. Sp. 



Black; scape, basal-joints of funicle and legs reddish, 

 tarsi darker, rostrum obscurely diluted with red ; elytra 

 reddish, but infuscated at base, suture, and sides, and with a 

 conspicuous transverse dark spot beyond the middle, extend- 

 ing from suture to fifth interstice ; a vague spot on each side 

 also nearer the apex. Clothed with white or whitish sub- 

 setose scales. 



Rostrum long, thin, and rather strongly curved; basal 

 lialf with five ridges; with rows of punctures concealed about 

 base, and becoming very fine towards apex. Prothorax 

 lightly transverse, sides moderately rounded, base very little 

 wider than apex; punctures fairly dense, but mostly con- 

 cealed. Elytra distinctly wider than prothorax, parallel- 

 sided to beyond the middle ; with rows of rather large 



