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legs shorter, the front claws even and no larger than the 
others, the basal appendix and quill as on the others. 
Hab.—Queensland: Wide Bay (Macleay Museum), 
Brisbane (Queensland Museum from H. Hacker). Type 
36. 
A very variable species, of which there are at least two 
specimens of each colour form described below before me, 
and of which five forms have been taken in company by Mr. 
Hacker in October; they all have the basal joints of the 
antennae pale and the club dark. 
Form 1, d- ack, head and scutellum somewhat paler, 
claws and front tibial teeth reddish. A specimen of this form 
has been made the type of the species. : 
d. Ofa dingy flavous or testaceous, head with 
base infuscated, prothorax with infuscated blotches, elytra 
with suture narrowly and sides and apex more or less ely 
. 
2 
there are some vague infuscations on the prothorax. d 
Form 4, 9. Head, prothorax, scutellum, front legs, a? 
parts of the others of a bright flavous, elsewhere black. On 
this form the elytra are usually of a deep polished black, but 
ve one small specimen parts near the suture are obscurely 
paler. 
thorax with 
ddle and of 
One Brisbane 
in the 
-surface 
