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Subtus nigra, vix aurata, vix pubescens; antennis (clava 
excepta) pedibusque (femorum basi excepta) rufis; capite 
pronotoque confertim aspere  punctulatis; elytris vix 
Striatis, grossissime seriatim punctulatis; sternis fere ut 
pronotum, abdomine subtiliter, punctulatis. Long, 111; 
at, $ 
The metallic glow on this species—though quite unmistakeable 
—is by no means brilliant ; it is of an evidently coppery tone on 
the front part of the pronotum, but very little wu on the 
rest of that segment, and on the elytra is brassy. On the example 
before me (which I took myself and am confident is not materially 
and some not very conspicuous jjis blotches "S range them- 
selves somewhat in the form of two very arcuately transverse 
rows (their convexity directed forwa rd), one behind the other in 
front of the 
Tasmania ; Lake district. 
BASITROPIS. 
The Australian species of this genus appear to be enti rely 
Northern in distribution and rare (as regards individual speci- 
mens) but probably numerous. I have before me six specimens 
which represent at least four and possibly six species. In five of 
them the markings he er surface are extremely similar 
while in one they are entirely different from those of the five 
hr cies have bee rom Australia. In one of 
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them (solitarius, Pasc.) the alternate interstices of the elytra are 
‘said to be “raised,” which is not the case in any of the specimens 
before me. The descriptions of the other two are so meagre as 
reconcilable with the been tren of B. egrina, Pasc., which is 
. in 
are all decidedly larger and have two bands of pale-coloured 
pubescence neither of which is at all “obscure.” I must 
sider therefore that I have not seen B. peregrina or B. solitaria. 
In respect of its qe characters the diagnoses of Basifropis 
are very incomplete, owing to the want of detailas to sexual 
Characters. Jekel (the author of the genus) does not refer to 
them, but his description and -— do not altogether agree with 
