Mr. F. P. Pascoe on some new Anthribida. 41 



tra strongly punctate- striate, the alternate interstices tessellated 

 with deep black and fulvous; antennae fulvous, apices of the 

 joints and club dark brown ; legs dark brown, the tibia? and 

 tarsi varied with greyish; beneath pitchy black, with a very 

 slight greyish pile. Length 3 lines, 



Named after Robert Bakewell, Esq., of St. John's Wood, the 

 possessor of a large collection of Australian insects, who first 

 (and I believe it was the only time) took several individuals of 

 this species near Melbourne. I am also indebted to him for the 

 opportunity of describing the next very remarkable genus. 

 There arc two more Anthribida? in his collection, one related to 

 Tropideres, the other Q&Araccrus^zvhwpsA.sambuciniis, M'Leay), 

 both from Melbourne ; but as they are single specimens, and 

 very small and obscure, I hesitate to describe them at pre- 

 sent as new. These bring up the number of Australian species* 

 known to me to about ten. Although many more doubtless 

 remain to be discovered, the poverty of this family in Australia 

 is strongly contrasted with its abundance in the Indian islands : 

 even the neighbouring land of New Guinea yielded forty- five 

 species to Mr. Wallace during his short visit, notwithstanding 

 that his researches were confined to the very narrowest limits, 

 not ranging over, I believe, more than a square mile of the 

 country around the half settlement of Dorey. 



GENETHILA. 



Head rather broad in front, slightly contracted below the 

 eyes; the rostrum stout, the sides nearly parallel, the apex 

 deeply emarginate. Antennae short, arising from a deep groove 

 at the side near the apex; the first joint short, almost hidden in 

 the groove ; the second tumid, arid longer than the third ; the 

 last three forming a stout compact club. Eyes distant, lateral, 

 nearly round, entire. Labrum descending to the outer margin 

 of the mandibles when closed. Maxillary palpi rather stout, 

 the terminal joint conical ; the labial slender, pointed. Prothorax 

 elongate, arched above, narrowed anteriorly, the sides slightly 

 rounded, the carina basal, terminating in a slight hook at the 

 side. Scutellum ovate. Elytra wider than the prothorax, elon- 

 gate, subparallel, truncate at the apex. Legs of moderate length ; 

 coxse of the middle pair subapproximate ; the four anterior tarsi 

 longer than the posterior, the first joint nearly as long as the 

 rest together. 



In habit and coloration very similar to Ancylotropis, Jekel, 

 but differs in the short antennse, the stout club, the thick broad 



* Tasmania is excluded. Anthribus griseus, Fab., and Cratoparis cerato- 

 deres, Sch., are too doubtful to be included among Australian insects. 



