710 AUSTRALIAN AND TASMANIAN PSELAPHID^, 



thorax as "fovea elongata media antice." From E. hryophihi>i it 

 differs in being less convex, clothing sparser, antennae less pointed, 

 and cephalic sculpture shallow^er. 



The cephalic impressions, from some directions, appear as three 

 fairly large, but, for the genus, decidedly shallow, isolated fovese. 

 The basal impression of the prothorax, although very distinct, 

 is, for the genus, rather shallow; the median line is so faint as to 

 be invisible from some directions. The two specimens described 

 are probably males, but 1 cannot see the front trochanters of 

 either. 



EUPLECTOPS BASALIS, n.sp. 



Pale castaneons, disc of each elytron and appendages somewhat 

 paler. Moderately clothed with short, pale pubescence, amongst 

 which are scattered a very few longer hairs. 



Head \\'\ih a strong curved impression, the ends of which appear 

 as strong interocular fovese, base obtusely notched; antenna? con- 

 nected by a curved carina. Antennte as in the preceding species, 

 except that the apical joint is shorter and much less pointed. 

 Prothorax depressed, with a rather wide and slightly curved 

 subbasal impression, ending on each side in a foveate expansion 

 (these representing all that are left of the lateral impressions); 

 median line very faint; puncHues small but numerous and dis- 

 tinct. Elytra about as long as wide; with eight small basal 

 foveas; dorsal striae scarcely traceable beyond base, punctures 

 fairly distinct. Abdomen with a ver}' feeble niedio-basal node- 

 under surface feebly flattened along middle. Metastentimi some- 

 what flattened along middle. Hind tibue rather wider in middle 

 than usual. Length IJ mm. 



Hab. — Tasmania : Waratah, in moss(A. M. Lea). 



Close to the preceding species, but with more distinct punctures, 

 club stouter, tibiae wider, and impressions of head and elytra 

 different. It is le.ss hairy than E. bryophihis, with the club 

 shorter and less pointed, etc. 'l"he median line of the prothorax 

 is invi.sible from most directions. 



