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II. exilis and //. montatius, but differs from each in the pale 

 markings of elytra being confined to the apex. On the male 

 the elytra have a faint greenish gloss ; the apical segment of 

 its abdomen is smooth and appears to be hard (as in the male 

 of hi. apiciventris) ; on the female, although similarly 

 coloured, it is irregularly wrinkled, as a result of post-mortem 

 -contractions. A single specimen was taken at each locality. 



Hypattalus tricolor, n. sp. 



<$ ■ Black ; elytra violet-blue, their tips, prothorax, 

 scutellum, and abdomen flavous ; parts of legs and of basal 

 joints of antennae obscurely diluted with red. Upper-surface 

 almost glabrous. 



Head with very feeble depressions in front; with sparse 

 and minute punctures. Antennae moderately long, not very 

 thin, obtusely serrated. Prothorax strongly transverse, 

 sides and base thinly margined; almost impunctate. Elytra 

 parallel-sided to near apex, sides and suture thickened, the 

 apex still more so ; with rather minute but sharply defined 

 punctures, nowhere crowded, but in places rather numerous. 

 Front femora moderately curved • and edentate, but 

 trochanter long, thin, and truncated, hind tibiae rather long 

 and strongly curved. Length, 2*5 mm. 



Hah. — Northern Queensland (Blackburn's collection). 

 Type (unique), I. 11885. 



The curvature of the front femora, with the very 

 conspicuous front trochanters, associate this species with 

 H. australis and its allies; the only one of these having 

 similarly coloured elytra is H. apicipennis, which has elytral 

 punctures crowded (although sharply defined) on most of its 

 surface, very different to those on the present species, which 

 also has the abdomen pale. There are several somewhat 

 .similarly coloured species (H . viridu and //. violaceus), but 

 with normal front legs in the male. 



A female, from New South Wales (Blackburn's collec- 

 tion), probably belongs to this species, but has slightly 

 larger elytral punctures (although nowhere crowded), its 

 colours are exactly as in the type, from which it differs also 

 in having antennae shorter, and front legs simple. 



Hypattalus inconspicuus, n. sp. 



cT . Black, prothorax flavous ; parts of four or five basal 

 joints of antennae, trochanters, parts of coxae and parts of 

 front and of middle tibiae obscurely flavous. With sparse, 

 ashen pubescence. 



Head with shallow depressions in front, and with rather 

 sparse punctures. Antennae moderately long and obtusely 



