708 AUSTRALIAN AND TASMANIAN PSKLAPHIDiE, 



of the genus, is somewhat paler than its base, apex, or suture, 

 but the shades of colour are not sharply defined. 



The clothing renders the sculpture of the head rather indistinct 

 on some specimens, and on the prothorax more or less obscures 

 the punctures, which appear to be fairly numerous. Five males 

 before me each have a flange-like process much as noted under 

 E. jjolhix. 



EUPLECTOPS ZICZAC, n.sp. 



(J. Reddish-castaneous, disc of each elytron and appendages 

 somewhat paler. Moderately clothed with short pale pubescence. 



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

 as fairly large and almost closed interocular fovese, base very 

 obtusely notched in middle; antennae connected by a slightly 

 curved carina. Antennae rather short, second joint subglobular, 

 third to eighth very small, ninth and tenth moderatel}' trans- 

 verse but still small, eleventh briefly ovate, slightly longer than 

 three preceding combined. Pro</iO?-ax depressed, widest at about 

 apical third, thence strongly narrowed to apex and less strongly 

 to base; near base with a strong, angular im|)ression; three 

 longitudinal impressions short, the median one almost round, 

 lateral impressions shallow in front, but foveate posteriorly; with 

 numerous fairly distinct punctures. Elytra slightly longer than 

 wide; basal foveae shallow and indistinct, subsutural striae much 

 deeper than usual, dorsal striae very distinct at base, but scarcely 

 traceable to middle; punctures fairly numerous. Abdomen with 

 medio-basal node and striae very indistinct; lower surface scarcely 

 flattened along middle. Metasternum shallowly impressed along 

 middle. Length 1 mm. 



Hah. — Tasmania : Hobart(A. M. Lea). 



The small size and comparatively large terminal joint of 

 antennae, at first appearing to form a one-jointed club, are some- 

 what suggestive of Linioniates, but the head and prothorax are 

 not as in that genus. About the size of E. Odewaknii, but head 

 and prothoracic impressions, and abdomen of male difierent. 



There are hardly any longer hairs scattered amongst the pubes- 

 cence. The head is rather larger than usual, and its curved 



