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Part II. 
COLEOPTERA ( CICINDELID.E, CARABID.E, AND 
BUPRESTIDjE). 
By Thomas G. Sloane. 
A portion of the collection of Coleoptera, comprising the 
Cicindelidce , Carabidcv , and Buprestidce has been placed in my 
hands for determination. These consist of : — 
CICINDELIDCE. 
Therates basalis, Dej, ; 1 specimen. 
Trtcondyla aptera, Olivier ; 3 specimens. 
CARABIDCE. 
PsEUDOZiENA texebrosa, n. sp. ; 1 specimen. 
CiiALiENlus bixotatus, Dej. ; 1 specimen. 
This species, of which Ch. maculifer , Casteln., is a synonym, is 
also found in Australia, extending as far south as the Clarence 
River. 
Platynus papuexsis, n. sp. ; 1 specimen. 
Pkrigoxa ^ sp. ? ; 1 specimen. 
A small black Fcronid belonging to the Platynini ; T am not 
certain of the genus. 
BUPRESTIDCE. 
Cypiiogaster vexerea, Thom. ; 1 specimen. 
The following are descriptions of the two ncwspeciesof Carcibidtr. 
PsEUDOZiEXA TEXEBROSA, S]). 710 V 
Black, opaque. Head large, (3x4 mm.), mandibles, labrum, 
and anterior part of forehead smooth, vertex punctate ; clypeal 
suture lightly marked ; eyes prominent, inclosed behind by strong 
processes, these extending beyond the eyes in a blunt projection ; 
antennae thick, moniliform, incrassate, joints finely punctate. 
Prothorax hardly broader than head, transverse, (2J x 4^ mm.), 
subcordate; anterior angles rounded, posterior sharply rectangular; 
