BY H. J. CARTER. 101 



punctulate between the coxae, and produced hindvvard into a 

 distinct subvertical tooth; anterior segments of abdomen with 

 longitudinal lines of very minute granules, apical segments finely 

 rugosely punctate; legs rugose and finely granulated on the out- 

 side, thickly clothed on the inside with reddish hair. Dimensions 

 — 20 X II '5 mm. 



Ilab. — Onslow, West Australia. 



A single specimen ($) kindly sent by Mr. C. French. An 

 evident ally of H. ellipticus Lea, it can readily be separated from 

 that species by (1) much less convex form; (2) more narrowly 

 pointed prothorax with more acute anterior angles; (3) dentate 

 posterior angles to prothorax; (4) el3'tral carinte terminated con- 

 siderably before the apex; (5) slenderer antennse, especially of 

 apical joints; (6) prosternum less raised in front and dentate 

 behind. Type in author's coll. 



Hel.eus comatus, n.sp. 



Elongate-ovate, black, nitid; antennae, palpi and tarsi piceous 

 red; whole upper surface finely, sparsely and irregulai-ly granu- 

 lose, each granule bearing a long whitish hair. 



Head immersed in thorax beyond the eyes, flat, minutely 

 punctate, and granulose, labrum emarginate, epistoma subtrun- 

 cate; autennte long, extending to base of prothorax, third joint 

 about equal to fourth and fifth combined, three apical joints 

 globular and successively larger, eleventh much the largest. 

 Prothorax{l x 9 5 mm.), length measured to the apex of anterior 

 process, width at base, anterior processes acute, just meeting at 

 tips, and enclosing head in a transverse oval 3 mm. wide, sides 

 arcuate anteriorly, a little sinuate behind, posterior angles very 

 acute, dentate with tooth deflexed, base strongly trisiiiuate, 

 central lobe produced backward; foliate margins wide (especially 

 the anterior portion), inclined obliquely upwards, posteriorly 

 reflexed at extreme margin, surface minutely and sparsely 

 granulose and pilose only near base; extreme margin (seen side- 

 ways) widely concave, becoming laminate at apex, distinctly 

 punctate, basal edge of margins and disc strongly serrated; disc 



