BY THOMAS G. SLOANE. 583 



margins testaceous; under surface of prothorax, coxse and femora 

 pale testaceous; body testaceous, abdomen infuscate. 



Head as in other species of the genus, a horseshoe-shaped 

 impression between eyes. Prothorax transverse (1'65 x 2-5 mm.), 

 much narrower at apex than base, widest before middle; disc 

 convex; lateral margins explanate — especially posteriorly; sides 

 rounded anteriorly, greatly narrowed to apex, hardly narrowed to 

 base, sinuate before posterior angles; apex widely emarginate, 

 base truncate on each side, produced roundly backwaixls in middle; 

 posterior angles sharply rectangular. Elytra subconvex, con- 

 siderably wider than prothorax (5'2 x 3-6 mm.), lightly and rather 

 obliquely dilatate behind shoulders, subjaarallel on middle of sides; 

 base truncate ; humeral angles sti'ongly and sharply marked, 

 almost dentiform ; strife crenulate : margin narrow with edge 

 narrowly reflexed. Length 7'5-8-5, breadth 3-6-3'8 mm. 



Hab. : Victoria — Lilydale (Sloane; November). 



Distinguished from the other species of the genus by the 

 humeral angles of the elytra being raised and sharply rectangular; 

 the pattern of the elytra differs conspicuously from that of S. 

 corticalis, Fabr., by the black colour extending forward to the 

 basal border along interstices 5-7, and along the first interstice to 

 the basal striole. 



Genus D r o M i u s.. 



Dromius australiensis, n.sp. 



Elongate, depressed. Black, subiridescent; elytra with a green- 

 ish tinge; legs testaceous (femora pallid, tibise darker); antennee 

 fuscous; under surface piceous, metasternum and posterior edge 

 of ventral segments cloudy testaceous; head minutely shagreened. 



Prothorax hardly wider than head with eyes; sides very lightly 

 nan-owed to base; posterior sinuosity obsolete; anterior angles 

 obtuse; posterior angles marked, obtuse at summit. Elytra not 

 attaining apex of abdomen, depressed, subparallel on sides, finely 

 crenulate-striate ; humeral angles widely rounded; apex roundly 



