714 AUSTRALIAN AND TASMANIAN PSELAPHIDiE, 



in front with twomedio-apical tubercles instead of evenly rounded; 

 seen from the side, there appears an obtuse tooth overhanging 

 the frontal impression, the lateral impression seems to have an 

 isolated granule, and at the base itself there is a small closed 

 fovea. 



Batrisodes gibbicollis, n.sp. (Pl.xxi., tig."2.) 



(J. Bright reddish-castaneous, appendages very little paler. 

 With rather long pale pubescence; with sparse and paler long 

 hairs scattered about. 



Head with antennary tubercles somewhat rounded and pro- 

 minent, a narrow impression between them; forehead with a 

 narrow longitudinal impression; with a distinct but rather small 

 fovea close to each eye, closed behind but narrowly open in front. 

 Antennae long and thin. Prothorax lightly transverse, sides 

 strongly dilated and with distinct punctures near apex; with a 

 deep, rounded fovea, close to base, and shallowly connected with 

 an irregular impression on each side of base, the irregular impres- 

 sion continued round sides to apex; disc strongly elevated, the 

 elevated portion gradually narrowed to apex, which is truncated or 

 very gently arcuate and overhangs a frontal excavation. Elytra 

 with dorsal strife fairly deep, but terminated before middle ; 

 shoulders somewhat raised but unarmed; with fine scattered 

 punctiiies. Metasternum rather shallowly impressed along middle, 

 with a granule between hind cox8e. Trochayiters unarmed. 

 Length 2|-2J mm. 



Hab. — Victoria (National Museum, ex E. Jarvis). 



Seen from the side the prothorax appears to be largely exca- 

 vated in front, with a tubercle overhanging the excavation; a 

 character which will readily distinguish the species from all 

 previously described ones. The antennae are much as in the 

 preceding species, except that the fifth and seventh joints are 

 slightly longer, and the ninth and tenth slightly shorter 



Batkisodes apicicollis, n.sp. 

 f^. Colour and clothing much as in the preceding species. 



