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ON COLEOPTERA, MOSTLY EROM QUEENSLAND. 
Atyphella brevis Lea. 
There are in the Queensland Museum four specimens on one card, of which 
two are males of this species ; they differ from the type in being slightly darker ; 
the two others are larvae-like forms, and are possibly females (hitherto unknown) 
of the species. 
Atyphella lychnus Oil. 
Six males, from Mount Tambourine, taken in November, probably belong to 
this species ; they differ from typical males, from Mount Wilson, in being slightly 
narrower, slightly brighter, and in the less pronounced infuscated blotch of the 
pronotum. 
Laius semimaculatus n. sp. 
(J. Reddish flavous, base of head, scutellum, metasternum, and parts of 
middle and of hind femora black or infuscated ; apical joints of antenna slightly 
infuscated, elytra metallic blue at base, purple at apex. Sparsely pubescent, and with 
straggling, greyish hairs. 
Head with small punctures, with an obliquely flattened space in front. 
Antennae with first joint large, curved, and dilated in front, second minute and 
almost concealed, third large, slightly longer than first, apex oblique, upper surface 
with tw o shallow impressions in front and a semi-double one behind, its lower surface 
evenly convex, the following ones small, but apical one almost as long as the two 
preceding combined. Prothorax slightly transverse, sides strongly rounded, with a 
wide depression at base ; with minute punctures in middle, and some coarse ones 
on sides. Elytra slightly dilated from beyond the basal fourth, sides and suture 
thickened ; with crowded punctures of moderate size, less crowded on some of the 
blue and purple parts than elsewhere. Front femora stout, strongly impressed in 
middle in front : second joint of front tarsi with a curved, black rim. Length, 3*5 mm. 
North-west Australia : Forrest River (J. Clark from W. Crawshaw). Type 
(unique), in South Australian Museum. 
Larger than L, tetrastictus , base of head dark, basal and apical marks not 
completely divided into spots at suture, and punctures different. &c. Without 
the prothoracic punctures of L. purpureiceps, which has head purplish, &c.. The 
dilated third joint of antennae is wider than on L. trifovs i corn i s , although the 
impressions are somewhat similar, but the two species are otherwise very different. 
I he blue part of the elytra covers about the basal fourth, is sinuous posteriorly, 
and tipped with purplish ; the purplish apex appears to be two large conjoined 
spots, extending to the apical third in middle, but only about the apical fifth at 
the suture. The dark part of the head has its front terminated in an incurved 
line connecting the eyes. 
Laius v-flavus n. sp. 
c?* Black, front of head with a V, parts of dilated joints of antennae and most 
of elytra flavous, abdomen and tibiae obscenely flavous in parts. With sparse and 
minute pubescence, and straggling, black hairs. 
Head with sparse punctures, more numerous in middle of base than elsewhere, 
with feeble interocular impressions. First joint of antennae dilated to apex, on one 
side of which there is an acute projection or spine, third large and widely transverse, 
