BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 707 



parts appear in two almost semicircular lobes. On an occasional 

 specimen the eleventh joint appears as a rather elongated triangle, 

 its apex is strongly produced, in the male especially, and as it is 

 usually terminated by a pencil of hairs, it appears to be con- 

 siderably longer than it really is. The subsutural striae are 

 rather less distinct than usual. 



EUPLECTOPS BRYOPHILUS, n.sp. 



(J. Pale reddish-castaneous, appendages somewhat paler. Moder- 

 ately densely clothed with rather long, pale pubescence, with a 

 few longer hairs scattered about. 



Head with a deep curved impression, the ends of which appear 

 as interocular fovese, base obtusely notched; antennary tubercles 

 fairly large but obtuse. Antennae as in the preceding species, except 

 that the eleventh joint is rather more pointed. Prothorax some- 

 what depressed, sides evenly and rather strongly rounded; with 

 a fairly deep and wide impression close to base; with three longi- 

 tudinal impre.ssions, of which the lateral ones are short and each 

 terminates in a foveate expansion of the basal impression; the 

 median impression is very feeble, and invisible from most direc- 

 tions. Elytra moderately convex, rather longer than usual; with 

 eight small basal fovese; dorsal striae generally traceable to about 

 middle, but distinct only at base; punctures more or less con- 

 cealed. Abdomen with node absent or concealed; under surface 

 feebly flattened along middle. Metasternum sliallowly impressed 

 along middle. Front trochanters ohlwaely de\\ta.te. Length 1mm. 



5. DifFei's in having the antennae thinner, cephalic impressions 

 less pronounced, metasternum and abdomen rather strongly convex 

 along middle, and trochanters unarmed. 



Hab. — Tasmania: Waratah, Hobart, New Norfolk; in all cases 

 in mo.ss(A. M. Lea). 



In general appearance very close to the preceding species, 

 except that it is smaller, but with the median line scarcely (on 

 some specimens not at all) visible, and terminal joint of antennae 

 even more pointed. The disc of each elytron, as in most species 



