274 Mr. G. C. Champion on the Heteromerous Coleoptera 
Emenadia luteipennis. 
Rhipiphorus luteipennis , Macl., Trans. Ent. Soc. 
N. S. W., ii., p. 310. 
A single example of an JEmenadia obtained by Mr. 
Walker in Western Australia, seems to be a variety of 
this species ; as, however, it may prove to be distinct, a 
description of his insect is added : — 
^ . Moderately elongate, narrow, shining ; the head black, the 
anterior half ruf o-testaceous ; the prothorax flavo-testaceous, with 
a large black patch in front, extending to the sides anteriorly, and 
with a longitudinal ramus extending downwards on either side of 
the disc behind ; the elytra flavo-testaceous ; the antennae testa- 
ceous, with the rami brownish-black ; the body beneath in great 
part black, the ventral segments partly testaceous ; the legs testa- 
ceous, the tarsi infuscate at the tip. Head almost smooth, the 
vertex greatly raised. Prothorax at the sides as long as broad, 
convex, narrowing from the base, sparsely punctured, the hind 
angles acutely produced ; the basal lobe greatly produced, rather 
convex, not raised, rounded at the tip. Elytra comparatively short, 
about twice the length of the outer part of the prothorax, sparsely 
punctured, the punctures oblong in shape ; strongly dehiscent, 
with the apices acute. Anterior coxae separated by a narrow pro- 
longation of the prosternum. Beneath thickly and rather coarsely 
punctured. Length 4|, breadth 1| mm. 
Hah. W. Australia — Cossack. 
One specimen, sent by Mr. Walker to the British 
Museum. Allied to the American E. Umhata, Fabr., an 
extremely variable insect, but differing from it in the 
much shorter elytra. 
MELOIDtE. 
SiTARIDA. 
Sitarida, White, in Stoke's Discov. in Austral., i., 
p. 508 (1846). 
Sitarida minor , n. sp. (Plate VI., fig. 11, $ .) 
Black, the elytra with the humeri indeterminately castaneous, 
shining, sparsely clothed with erect cinereous hairs. Head closely, 
the vertex sparsely, punctate, the occiput almost smooth ; the vertex 
broadly and abruptly raised, subtruncate at the summit ; antennas 
very short, joint 2 extremely short, strongly transverse, 3 and 4 
