698 AUSTRALIAN AND TASMANIAN PSELAPHID^, 



near base, the fovese rounded and closed posteriorly, but narrowed^ 

 and continued in front, the interspace distinctly raised. Antennae 

 with first joint subcylindrical and almost as long as second to- 

 fourth combined, second subglobular, distinctly longer than third,, 

 third to eighth small and more or less feebly transverse, ninth 

 somewhat larger, tenth slightly larger still, and, with the ninth, 

 subtrapeziform, eleventh elongate-subovate, about as long as 

 eighth to tenth combined. Prothorax slightly wider than head, 

 and, excluding the neck, slightly longer, rather strongly dilated 

 towards apex; each side near base with a large fovea, the middle 

 also foveate, the three fovese connected by curved lines; median 

 line very feeble; with small and rather sparse punctures. Elytra 

 almost as long as wide, rather narrow at the base, and dilated 

 posteriorly, apex gently incurved to middle: subsutural stria 

 rather deeply impressed, its base foveate; a fovea on each side 

 marking base of the (otherwise absent) dorsal stria; with fairly 

 numerous punctures. Upper surface of abdomen with second 

 segment almost twice as long as third, third distinctly longer 

 than fourth; lower surface with second strongly convex in middle, 

 the three following depressed and narrow across middle. Meta- 

 sternum gently flattened in middle. Legs unarmed. Length 

 2 mm. 



Hab.—Y ictor'm{1)* 



Diifers from M. tasmanicus, which in general appearance it 

 strongly resembles, by the abdomen longer than elytra, with the 

 segments very diiTerently proportioned, and the elytral punctures 

 less pronounced. From the description of M. calcaratus in the 

 unarmed front tibise. M. cephalotes is described as having a much 

 larger head, etc. The prothorax at first appears to be without a 

 median line, but from some directions a rather faint one can be 

 seen. 



Three specimens from moss, at Waratah (Tasmania), are pro- 

 bably females of this species; they difter in having the head 



* The two males before me are probably from Victoria; they were sent 

 from the National Museum as from the Collection of C. French, 



