BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 715 



Huad rather convex; aiitennary tubercles rather small, a 

 narrow impression between tlieui; with a rather large ovate fovea 

 close to each eye, closed behind but open in front; base obtusely 

 notched. Antennte as in B. tenuicornis. Frothorax slightly 

 longer than wide, widest at about apical third, thence strongly 

 narrowed to apex and subarcuate to base; with deep irregular 

 im|iressions; disc strongly raised. Elytra with dorsal strise dis- 

 tinct only on basal slope, but traceable to basal third; shoulders 

 unarmed. Metastermim strongly impressed along middle. Tro- 

 chanters unarmed. Length 2^ mm. 



Hah. — ^. S.Wales: lUawai ra(H. J. Carter). 



The prothorax is very irregularly sculptured; near the base 

 there is a deep fovea, from some directions appearing almost 

 round, from others somewhat V-shaped and shallowly and irregu- 

 larly connected with the sides. On each side of the base there 

 is a small isolated fovea, and two suboblique impressions close 

 together and connected at their apices. The dilated sides about 

 the apex have distinct punctures, and are separated from the 

 disc by deep lines. The disc is strongly raised and is triangularly 

 pointed in front (a character which will readily distinguish it 

 from the preceding species), the point being level with the middle 

 of tlie dilated lateral parts; the whole of the space in front, and 

 at the sides of it, is largely and irregularly impressed, but the 

 impressions are somewhat obscured by the clothing. 



Batrisodes punctipkons, n..sp. 



^. Colour and clothing much as in A', yibbicollis. 



Head moderately convex; antennary tubercles rather small, a 

 shallow impression between them ; forehead with a distinct 

 median line; with a small round fovea close to each eye, closed 

 behind, but narrowly open in front. Antenuje as in B. gibbicoUis_ 

 Prothorax about as wide as long, widest at about one-thiid from 

 apex, thence strongly rounded to ypex and more gradually nar- 

 rowed to base; with a fairly deep fovea close to base, and irregu- 

 larly and shallowly connected with sides, which are also iiregu- 

 larly foveate; a shallow impression on each .side marking off the 



