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on upper surface, rather strongly convex on lower. Prothorax slightly longer than 
wide, rather narrow at base and transversely impressed near it ; with crowded 
punctures on a subopaque surface, except that in middle of apical half the surface 
is shining and almost impunctate. Elytra narrow, sub parallel- sided ; with crowded 
and rather small punctures, in places feebly granulate. Front femora rather feebly 
impressed in middle, second joint of front tarsi with a narrow, black rim. Length, 
2 mm. 
Differs in having simple antennae and front legs, smaller head, and less 
prominent eyes. 
North Australia : Roper River (N. B. Tindale). Type (unique), in South 
Australian Museum. 
A minute species with rather long prothorax and unusual elytral markings. 
The prothorax is of a dingy flavous, with much of the apex (including the entire 
margin) deeply infuscated or purplish black, the elytra have a wide, almost white, 
antemedian fascia, as long as the basal dark portion, but not touching the suture, 
and there is a large flavous apical spot on the suture, occupying about half the apical 
width, and more than one-fourth of the sutural length ; the metasternum, parts of 
the abdomen and femora, are black, the rest of the legs and the dilated joints of 
antennae are flavous, except that the tarsi are somewhat infuscated. On the male 
there is a small flavous spot in front of each eye, but it is not traceable on the female. 
Laius fimbriceps n. sp. 
rj. Flavous and reddish flavous, head black with a slight bluish gloss, the 
sides in front narrowly flavous, scutellum, metasternum, hind legs (except knees), 
and parts of middle femora black, elytra with two metallic blue spots at base, and 
a C-shaped, purple, subapical mark on each. With pale straggling hairs, almost 
absent from prothorax, but forming a conspicuous basal fringe on head. 
Head gently convex between eyes, shallowly depressed in front : with sparse 
and minute punctures. Basal joint of antennae convex, outlines almost equilaterally 
triangular, third large, irregularly foveate on upper surface, with a strong hollow 
projection on one side near base, lower surface convex. Prothorax transverse, sides 
strongly and evenly rounded, widely depressed near base ; with sparse and minute 
punctures. Elytra almost parallel-sided to near apex ; with crowded and rather 
sharply defined punctures, quite as dense on the subapical marks as on the adjacent 
parts, but absent from most of the basal spots. Front femora deeply impressed 
in front, front tarsi with a black rim. Length, 5*5 mm. 
North-western Australia : Noonkanbah, in December (Dr. E. Mjoberg). Type 
(unique), in Stockholm Museum. 
At first glance apparently belonging to L. c- pur pur eus, but head narrowly 
flavous on sides in front, the base with a long and conspicuous fringe of pale hairs, 
and first and third joints of antennae very different. L. major and tarsalis are much 
larger and otherwise different. L. verticalis (Macleay, not Fairmaire) has the head 
concave, differently coloured, and with very different basal joints of antennae. The 
spot on each side of base of elytra touches the side but not the suture, and is continued 
along the middle to the basal fourth, the C-shaped spot on each elytron is obliquely 
placed, correct on the left side, reversed on the right, the surface close to the spots 
ivS paler than elsewhere, but is probably subject to alteration with age. The 
