760 AUSTRALIAN AND TASMAVIAN PSELAPHID^, 



I prefer to regard that one as correctly identified. From that 

 species it diflers (besides in the front femora) in the metasternum 

 having the basal fovese considerably larger, the four hind tro- 

 chanters more acutely armed, and the apex of abdomen somewhat 

 different. The curvature of the basal joint of antennae is not 

 visible from above. 



Although the type appears to be immature, it has been described, 

 as the remarkable front femora readily distinguish it from all 

 previously described species. 



Palimbolus elegans, n.sp. (Plate xxi., fig.7). 



(J. Reddish-castaneous, legs, palpi, elytra, and upper surface of 

 abdomen somewhat paler; elytra somewhat infuscated on sides 

 near base and apex, and on suture at apex; upper surface of 

 abdomen feebly infuscated in places. With rather dense but 

 somewhat unevenly distributed and more or less golden pubes- 

 cence. 



Head rather narrower than usual, strongly convex, with a 

 shallow impression on each side near summit of convexity, with 

 a deep impression in front. Antennae, for the genus, rather 

 tliin, first joint as long as second and third combined, fifth 

 slightly longer than fourth or sixth, eighth not transverse, ninth 

 and tenth rather large and feebly transverse, eleventh ovate, 

 scarcely as long as ninth and tenth combined. Prothorax much 

 longer than wide, strongly convex, with a rather large but shallow 

 medio-basal impression, each side with a continuous impression, 

 but somewhat irregular about middle. Elytra at base much 

 wider than widest part of prothorax, sides increasing in width to 

 near apex, with fairly distinct but irregularly distributed punc- 

 tures, and with several basal impressions. Abdomen with stronger 

 margins than usual, those of the third segment strongly incurved; 

 undersurface with a strong transverse fovea on fourth segment. 

 Pygidium entirely ventral, with a distinct median fovea. Meta- 

 sternum strongly convex. Hind trochanters ^tvon^y 'And acutely 

 dentate; hind tibiae with a short acute spur at apical third. 

 Length 2A^-'2| mm. 



