BY H. J. CARTER. 255 



shallow and somewhat irregular, these becoming obsolete towards 

 the apex. The punctures in the strise are deep and close, the 

 intervals almost flat and varying in width, with little, if any, 

 crenulation; 1st, 3rd and 5th having large punctures irregularly 

 placed at some distance apart. Towards the epipleural region 

 the stria* are obsolete, but punctures are dense. The whole upper 

 surface of the body, and femora, clothed with black upright 

 hairs, thickest on the head and pronotum. Tibiae, and tarsi 

 ■clothed, especially beneath, with light castaneous hair, front tarsi 

 very transverse and much larger than in D. crenato-striata, while 

 the mesosternum is rounder and less declivous, abdomen less 

 concave; the whole underneath part of the body is less shining 

 and of a darker colour. Dimensions — £ 8x2*5 mm.; £ 105 x 

 3*5 mm. 



Hab. — Mount Kosciusko; 13 specimens (H. J. Carter). 



This species differs from its other allies (except D. pygmcea) in 

 its having clothing. I have above shown its distinction from D. 

 crenato-striata; from D. pygnicea it differs in size, elytral 

 sculpture, etc.; from D. victoriai Blackb., in its darker legs and 

 .antennae, hirsute covering, small abdominal cavity, &c. 



Adelium cceruleum, n.sp. 



Antennae, legs and abdomen black. Head and pro thorax dark 

 blue; elytra greenish-blue, metallic shining. 



Head: frontal impression as usual in Adelium; upper surface of 

 head coarsely and densely punctate, with a row of large shallow 

 punctures beneath the eyes; lightly clothed with short upright 

 hairs, especially round the eyes. Antennae (6 mm. long), 3rd 

 joint the length of 4th and 5th combined, 11th slightly longer 

 but not wider than the 10th, finely pilose. Prothorax (4x5 mm.) 

 convex, widest near, not at, base; sides widely rounded and 

 abruptly sinuate at base, apex emarginate; anterior angles sub- 

 rectangular and prominent, width between anterior angles and of 

 base equal (3 5 mm.). Posterior angles short and rectangular, 

 base truncate. Whole surface rugosely punctate, without dis- 

 tinct separation of disc and margin. Scutellum transverse- 

 elliptical; elytral suture wide in this region. Elytra (8 x 5 '8 mm.) 



