BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 709 



impression is in parts decidedly narrow. The subbasal impres- 

 sion of the prothorax appears as a V in the middle, with an 

 oblique impression connecting it with each side, so that the raised 

 basal portion appears, from some directions, rather like a reversed 

 W or a broad M, or as two rather wide triangles. Tlie median 

 line appears as a short foveate impression, closed at both ends, 

 but from .some directions it appears very indistinctly connected 

 with the basal impression. The fifth ventral segment is gently 

 emarginate at apex, witli, beyond this, a rather deep transverse 

 impression; seen directly from behind, this impression appears to 

 consist of two small fovefe. The front trochanters of the type 

 are not clearly visible. 



EUPLECTOPS DEPRESSICOLLIS, n.Sp. 



Pale castaneous, disc of each elytron and appendages somewhat 

 paler. Moderately clothed with sliort, pale, adpressed pubescence. 



Head with, for the genus, a comparatively shallow curved im- 

 pression, the ends of which appear as almost circular interocular 

 fovese, base obtusely notched in middle; antennary tubercles 

 rather feeble. Antennae rather short, second joint fairly large 

 ninth and tenth moderately large and transver.se, eleventh trun- 

 cate-ovate, about as long as four preceding joints combined, apex 

 distinctly j)ro(luced. Prothorax depressed; near base with a 

 straight transverse impression; median line very feeble, tlie 

 lateral impressions represented only by slight expansions of the 

 basal impression; with fairly numerous but very small punctures. 

 Elytra depressed, slightly longer than wide; with eight small but 

 distinct basal fove?e; dorsal striae distinct only at base; punctures 

 rather more numerous than on prothorax. Ahdoineii with two 

 very short oblique basal carinse, node apparently absent; under 

 surface very feebly flattened along middle. Metasternum very 

 vaguely impressed in middle. Length 1 mm. 



Hah. — N. S. Wales : Tamworth, Clarence Riverf A. M. Lea). 



The specimens described were seen l)y M. Raflfray and returned 

 as possibly Euplectns subterraneus, but King described the head 

 of that species as "fronte alte transverse foveolato " and pro- 



