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9 . Differs in having the head smaller, with smaller 

 (but still large) eyes, antennae shorter and thinner, and legs 

 shorter, with simple tarsi. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cairns district (A. M. Lea). Type, 

 I. 11950. 



The dark part of the elytra, although distinct, is not very 

 sharply limited ; on the two females taken, but not on the 

 male, it is narrowly continued along the sides to the base, 

 on one female the abdomen is entirely pale. In the male the 

 combined width of the eyes is rather more than the space 

 between them, in the female it is about three-fourths of that 

 space ; their length is slightly more than that of the two basal 

 joints of antennae; they are as large as in C. vigilans, but 

 the head is very differently sculptured. The antennae are 

 rather strongly serrated, and so the species might be referred 

 to G of my table, and there associated with the pale-headed 

 form of C. lepidus, from which it differs in its much larger 

 eyes, less denned elytral punctures, etc. ; referring it to GG 

 it w r ould be associated with C. atricapilUs, which is a con- 

 siderably larger species, with very different antennae. 



Carphurus latus, n. sp. 



<3 . Flavous; elytra deep purple, except at base and 

 for a short distance along suture ; eight apical joints of 

 antennae, metasternum, parts of both surfaces of three basal 

 segments of abdomen, middle coxae and femora, and most 

 of hind legs, black or blackish. With long, straggling, 

 blackish hairs, and sparse, ashen pubescence. 



Head wide, somewhat uneven in front ; with dense 

 punctures near eyes. Antennae rather short and stout, third 

 to tenth joints strongly serrated. Prothorax slightly longer 

 than its greatest width (across apical third), a wide shallow 

 depression near base ; with small and very sparse punctures. 

 Elytra about twice the length of prothorax, wide at base, 

 sides . suddenly dilated before the middle, and then feebly 

 narrowed to apex; with fairly dense but uneven punctures. 

 Basal joint of front tarsi lopsided, but not very large, with a 

 small, black comb on inner edge. Length, 6'5 mm. 



Hah. — North-western Australia: Wyndham, in March 

 (J. Clark from W. Crawshaw). Type (unique), I. 11951. 



An unusually wide species, at first glance appearing to 

 belong to Helcogaster ; but the elytra with distinct punctures, 

 head not largely excavated and antennae serrate, are evidence 

 that it should be referred to Carphurus; the appendix to 

 each claw is larger than is usual in the allied genera. The 

 eyes are large, and, when viewed from the side, appear to 

 have no part of the head above them. The elytral punctures 



