natural, history

Martianus eeto Hinton(1947, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. II, XIV: 81)One specimen, Hutuna, 26-28 XI. 53 (Brit. Exp.) was present in this collection.The insect was described by Dr. H. E. HINTo::-.l from British New Guinea.Gonoeephalum earpeotariae Blbn.(1894, Trans Roy. Soc. S. Aust., XVIII: 213)This species is represented in the general collection of the British Museum (Nat.Hist.) by a series from widespread localities in Australia ranging right up into N.Queensland. 37 examples were taken on Rennell Island as follows: - Niupani, LakeTe-Nggano 23. X. 51 2 sp. and Lavanggu, 26. X. 51, 14 sp. (Dan. Exp.); Hutuna,2-28. XI. 53, 21 sp. (Brit. Exp.).Aatllradas diversepunctatum (Schauf.)(1885, Horae. Soc. Ent. Ross. XIX: 202)A single example, Hutuna, 2. Xl. 53 (Brit. Exp.). The species was previouslyknown from the Celebes and the Malay archipelago.Platoleoes bradleyi n. sp. (PI. 14, Fig. 2)Ovate, convex, shining; head bluish-green, pronotum purple, elytra blue: legs andantennae fusco-testaceous, tarsi lighter.Head bluish-green, shining, as wide as long. strongly and closely punctured,closer and finer towards the base and supra-antennal prominences, with a smallelongate impunctate area at the base of the c\ypeus. the cIypeus itself strongly transverse,more closely and finely punctured than the head. these punctures becomingfiner and closer towards the sides and apex. Frons between the eyes very narrow. verylittle wider than segment 2 of the antennae. Palpi testaceous. apical segment broadlysecuriform. Antennae fusco-testaceous. slender and elongate. half the length of thebody; segment I elongate, segment 2 half as long as I, 3 longer than 1 and 2 combinedand about as long as 4 and 5 combined. 4-11 sub-equal in length, 7-11 broader,diffusely setigerous and much more strongly punctate.Pronotum purple. convex, transverse, twice as wide as long. finely margined, theanterior margin straight, about two-thirds the length of the base, sides evenly, arcuatelyrounded from the obtuse apical angles to the base; puncturation regular, fineand diffuse.Scutellum triangular, shining, about as finely and diffusely punctured as thepronotum.Elytra blue, convex, shining. elongate-ovate, slightly flattened at the sides. h\Othirdsas broad as long; striate-punctate, the striae deep and the punctures separatedby little more than their own width; the interstices somewhat convex, very finely anddiffusely punctured.117