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abdomen, tarsi and tibiae (except at base), black or blackish; 

 two apical segments of abdomen white. 



Head concave and with dense punctures. Antennae with 

 third joint slightly longer than fourth. Prothorax about twice 

 as wide as long, with irregular submarginal depressions, 

 median line distinct; punctures of moderate size, crowded, 

 and somewhat asperate. Elytra, rather wide, subparallel- 

 sided to near apex; each with four discal costae, of which 

 the inner two are conspicuous, commence at the base and 

 terminate on the black portion, the other two are feeble, 

 common ce at the basal third, and terminate just inside the 

 black portion; punctures dense and sharply defined, but 

 rather small. Length, 8'5-9 mm. 



Hob. — Northern Territory: Flora River (Prof. Baldwin 

 Spencer). Type, in National Museum; cotype, I. 12280, in 

 South Australian Museum. 



Of the abdominal segments the first is scarcely darker 

 than the sterna, the second is deeply infuscated, third black, 

 fourth white and slightly shorter than third, fifth white and 

 almost thrice as long as fourth, owing to an obtuse extension 

 of its apex. On the type the apex of the prothorax is pro- 

 duced in the form of a distinct (although very wide) triangle, 

 on a, second specimen it is scarcely produced there ; the differ- 

 ence is probably due to post-mortem contractions. This 

 species can hardly be the one identified by Olliff as probably 

 L. dejeani, as each elytron has four discal costae of which the 

 inner two are very distinct (quite as distinct as the sutural 

 thickening), the tibiae are pale only at the base, and two of 

 the abdominal segments are dark, whereas on the preceding 

 species (assumed to be dejeani), the discal costae are all very 

 feeble, tibiae dark only at apex, and only one segment of 

 abdomen dark. 



LUCIOLA COMPLICATA, n. Sp. 



d . Blackish; prothorax, scutellum, suture for a short 

 distance near base, sterna, abdomen (except for two white 

 segments), and legs (tarsi, front and middle tibiae infuscated) 

 flavous. 



Head concave, shining, and with minute punctures. 

 Antennae with third joint produced on one side, and dis- 

 tinctly shorter than fourth. Prothorax almost twice as wide 

 as long, depressed near margins, median line sharply defined ; 

 with fairly dense and sharply defined punctures. Elytra 

 parallel-sided to near apex, with vague remnants of discal 

 costae; punctures crowded and rather small, but sharply 

 defined. Hind femora stouter than the others and somewhat 

 curved; hind tibiae curved at base and stouter than the 

 others. Length ( o* , $), 5*5-7 mm. 



