BY H. J. CARTER. 



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Prothorax — Foliaceous mar- 

 gins narrower and less recurved. 

 Sides regularly rounded. Wid- 

 est in frontof middle. Narrower 

 and more convex. 



*In general — Discal impres- 

 sion consisting of a single irre- 

 gular deep fovea near base of 

 each lobe. 



Elytra — Shoulders obsolete, 

 or very widely rounded. 

 Narrower and more convex. 

 All interstices equal. 



Dimensions — Average of 17 

 specimens — 13 5 mm. long. 

 4 - 5 mm. broad. 



Foliaceous margins wider and 

 more recurved. Sides gradually 

 widening to about half way, 

 then more abruptly narrowed. 

 Widest at, or a little behind, 

 middle. Broader and flatter. 



Discal impression subobsolete. 



Shoulders much more squarely 

 rounded. Wider and flatter. 

 Fifth interstice wider than the 

 others. 



Average of 5 specimens — 

 lo'4 mm. long., 5*6 mm. 

 broad. 



Hob.— Moruya (Mr. G-. Cheesman), Bombala (Mr. W. W. 

 Froggatt), Victorian Alps (Mr. 0. French), Mt. Kosciusko (H. J. 

 Carter). 



The other characters are very much as in C. aureus. I have 

 called it C. australis from the fact of its wide distribution over 

 the most southern habitat so far recorded for this genus. 



Cardiothorax Batesi, n.sp. (Plate xx., fig.2). 



Elongate-ovate, dark bronze, moderately shining; underside, 

 legs, and antennae black. 



Head with epistomal ridge convex and prominent. Usual 

 frontal impression well marked and sometimes foveate; antennae 

 stout, reaching to base of prothorax, 3rd joint a little longer than 

 the 4th, 10th larger than preceding joints, 11th much the largest 

 and ovate. Prothorax nearly flat, transverse and cordate, widest 

 before middle, foliaceous margins wide except at base, separated 

 by sulcus, less distinct than in C. Walckenaerii ; strongly 



* This character is not a constant one. The single fovea being sometimes 

 elongate and sometimes subobsolete. 



