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sutural extension of the reddish basal portion. The species is 

 common in parts of Queensland and of northern New South 

 Wales; in addition to the varieties noted below there are 

 others in the Museum. 



var. rufibasis, n. var. 

 Four specimens from Cape York (H. Elgner), differ from 

 the typical form in having only about one-fourth of the elytra 

 reddish, the black being widely subtriangularly advanced in 

 front, so that it almost extends to the scutellum. 



var. erythroderes, n. var. 



Three specimens from the Coen River (W. D. Dodd), 

 differ in having the prothorax entirely reddish ; on two of 

 them the apical half of the elytra is dark, but the suture is 

 pale for portion of the distance ; on the third specimen the 

 spots are as on the typical form. 



var. apicalis, Macl. 



Three specimens from the Coen and Stewart Rivers 

 (W. D. Dodd), and Cairns (E. Allen), differ in having the 

 prothorax and four basal segments of abdomen reddish, but 

 elytra with the apical markings typical ;, this form appears to 

 be the one described from Port Denison by Macleay as 

 apicalis. Three other specimens from Cape York (H. Elgner) 

 agree with these, except that the black portion is advanced 

 to cover slightly more than half of the elytra. 



Phyllotocus laterofuscus, n. sp. 



Flavous; an infuscate vitta occupying about one-third 

 the length of each elvtron near the side, abdomen slightly 

 darker than metasternum. Glabrous except for a few stiff 

 setae on sides of prothorax and of elytra, and on the legs. 



Head flattened, and with scarcely visible punctures. 

 Clypeus not distinctly separated from labrum in middle, their 

 combined length about two-thirds of the basal width. 

 Antennae nine-, club three- jointed, the lamellae rather short. 

 Prothorax about once and one-half as wide as long, sides 

 rather strongly rounded, front angles produced and acute, 

 hind ones rounded off: punctures fairly dense, but small and 

 inconspicuous. Elytra with rows of fairly large punctures in 

 conspicuous striae, interstices gently convex, and of almost 

 even widths, except that they become narrower towards the 

 sides. Hind coxae at sides much longer than metasternum ; 

 front tibiae bidentate ; front claws uneven, the larger one 

 moderately thick, but not appendiculate. Length, 5 '5 mm. 



