92 



parts of the elytra metallic-blue instead of violet, with the 

 subapical spots more nearly circular, and touching the suture, 

 the pale portion the same shade as the prothorax, instead 

 of paler, the punctures across the middle fairly coarse, and 

 the antennae (except the under-surface of some of the basal 

 joints) deep black. The female differs from the type (also 

 a female) in having the antennae decidedly shorter and 

 stouter, the legs darker, with the hind ones black. The 

 male has decidedly longer antennae than in the Parachilna 

 female, of the same proportionate length as those of the 

 type, but the serrations are stronger; its hind legs are 

 missing, but the front and middle femora and tibiae are 

 pale; the front femora are simple. 



Hypattalus insularis, Lea. 



A specimen, from the Dividing Range (Victoria), 

 evidently belongs to this species, but has tibiae entirely 

 dark; the prothorax is flavous with a large infuscate diseal 

 blotch, and its punctures are less distinct than on the types; 

 the elytra have vague remnants of striation (as on the 

 types). A specimen, from Sydney, has legs as in the type, 

 but the prothorax entirely flavous. 



Hypattalus flavoapicalis, n. sp. 

 6* . Black; tip of elytra, apical segment of abdomen, 

 parts of under-surface of antennae, and of under-surface of 

 muzzle, trochanters, and parts of coxae flavous. With sparse, 

 short, ashen pubescence, and rather numerous erect, dark 

 hairs. 



Head moderately convex between eyes, with two shallow 

 conjoined depressions in front ; punctures rather sparse and 

 minute, becoming denser at base. Antennae rather long, 

 feebly serrated, seventh joint slightly longer than the adjacent 

 ones, and the length of eleventh. Prothorax strongly trans- 

 verse, sides (except in front) and base obliquely margined ; 

 with a few scattered punctures. Elytra parallel-sided to near 

 apex, sides and suture slightly thickened, the apex more 

 strongly so; with rather large, crowded, and sharply defined 

 punctures. Apical segment of abdomen rather large. Hind 

 tibiae moderately curved. Length (J, 9)> 4-4'5 mm. 



9 . Differs in having the head smaller, with shallower 

 frontal depressions, antennae shorter and thinner, legs 

 shorter, and apical segment of abdomen softer. 



Hob. — Tasmania: Cradle Mountain (H. J. Carter and 

 A. M. Lea), Waratah (Lea). Type, I. 12248. 



In my table of the genus < 14 ) would be associated with 



(14) Lea, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1909, p. 169. 



